Blaise Felix Aliyu, a 15-year-old student of Airforce Comprehensive institution in Kaduna, was allegedly killed in the dormitory of the Airforce Base in Mando, Kaduna, by two Senior Secondary (SS3) pupils from the institution.
The late Felix, an orphan who lost his parents in 2013, left behind his twin brother, a JSS2 student attending the same military boarding school, according to information obtained by LEADERSHIP.
Felix’s remains has been placed in the mortuary while the inquiry into what caused him to die continues.
The Nigerian Airforce, the owners of the school had not disclosed the identity of the victim or the cause of the his death, it however said thorough investigation is underway to unravel the actual cause of Felix’s death.
Spokesperson of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet in a statement on Saturday said, “The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, and indeed the entire NAF family are saddened by the painful and unfortunate incident of the untimely death of one of our students at Air Force Secondary School, Kaduna on 19 June 24”
“To avoid all sorts of speculations, a thorough investigation is currently ongoing to unravel how, why and what actually led to the death of the victim. Rest assured that this matter is receiving the utmost urgency it deserves, and we won’t rest until it is unraveled,” the statement said.
Our correspondent who spoke with one of the officials at the Airforce Base who pleaded anonymity, corroborated the statement that the incident happened on June 19, 2024.
The official narrated that two SS3 students of the institution invited the victim to their room to punish him, but ended killing him.
”What I gathered was that two SS3 students who just finished their WAEC and were waiting for NECO examination invited Felix Aliyu who is an Assistant Headboy to one of their rooms to punish him.
“According to findings, these two students tortured him with electric iron till he died in their hands. First, we heard that the victim was ironing clothes and he was electrocuted, but we later gathered that it was not so. It was a case of murder. I learnt the two SS3 students suspected to be behind the act were arrested.”
One of the victim’s relatives, who did not want her name to appear in print, acknowledged the occurrence when reached but stated she was not in a position to speak with the media.
On the PTA WhatsApp app, the chairman of the school’s Parents Teachers Association (PTA), who wishes to remain anonymous, stated that Felix’s death was caused by a Senior Secondary School 3 student’s punishment.
The PTA Chairman stated that while the deceased student was being punished for an unidentified offense, he made an unauthorized electrical connection in the room where the deceased student came into contact with the iron bed. As a result, the student was electrocuted and ultimately passed away.
There was no result in trying to discuss the situation with the Kaduna State Police Command.
