The Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has dismissed a
teacher for allegedly impregnating one of his students.
The dismissed teacher, Mr. Owoosi Gbenga who was on Grade level 10,
until his dismissal from work taught Economics at Alarelu
Comprehensive High School, Igbara Odo-Ekiti in Ekiti South Local
Government Area. Of the state.
Mr. Owoosi was alleged to have impregnated one of his students, a
17years old SS3 girl preparing for the Senior Secondary Certificate
Examination.
The unruly behaviour spurred the Disciplinary Committee of Ekiti State
TESCOM to embark upon a fact finding mission to get to the root of the
matter.
The Chairman, Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission, Hon. Babatunde
Abegunde, while speaking to journalists in Ado-Ekiti, explained that
the Commission carried out a thorough investigation on the matter and
followed the due process before arriving at the decision to the
dismiss the teacher to serve as deterrent to others who might want to
indulge in such depraved and unethical act.
The Chairman, who commended Ekiti State Government for swinging into
action by arresting the culprit, assured the public that Ekiti values
will definitely be restored by the Kayode Fayemi-led administration
with the giant strides of ensuring justice and bringing perpetrators
to book without hesitation.
A Board member of the Commission who is also the Chairman of the
Disciplinary Committee of 6 members, Princess Jumoke Owoola described
the accused as a bad egg capable of contaminating his students and
fellow teachers.
Findings by the TESCOM Disciplinary Committee revealed that the
accused has previous bad records as it was discovered that he had
previously collaborated with some students to steal laptop computers
belonging to the School.
The Dismissed teacher was said to have impregnated an underage
referred to as minor according to Gender Based Violence prohibition
law 2019.
The Disciplinary Committee stressed that the case of the dismissed
teacher was treated in accordance with the State public service rules
(2017) and Ekiti State Teaching Service manual which recommended
dismissal as the ultimate penalty for serious misconduct and criminal
offence of such magnitude.
The Committee also recommended that all teachers should be sensitized
on Gender Based Violence Prohibition Law 2019 and other related issues
and that schools should be well monitored ever than before with
emphasis on moral norms and ethical standard that can uplift TESCOM
in line with the objective of the Governor at restoring the Ekiti
values.
It also recommended that the Guidance and Counselling Unit of Schools
be re-organized to meet the present day to day challenges of students
in line with the modern society and school activities.
