Three students are in custody for allegedly attacking and killing a teacher who had confiscated their phone in a school in Kenya’s Nakuru County, north-west of the capital. The teacher, named as Peter Omare, was on his way to his house in the Hopewell High School compound when he was attacked, news site Capital FM reports. Those suspected to be behind the attack are students at the school.
Elim Shafi, the deputy county commissioner for Nakuru county, confirmed the incident and told the BBC that police were investigating. Area Chief David Kirui told the Star newspaper that the teacher was hit on the head with a blunt object that opened up his skull.
“He died a few minutes before we could rush him to the hospital,” Mr Kirui said. The school director, Vitalis Kahenda, also told the Star that the teacher had confiscated a mobile phone from a student whom he spotted receiving it from two outsiders through the school’s fence at around 18:00 local (15:00 GMT).
“He [the teacher] had shared information on the confiscated mobile phone but had not yet handed it over to the management since it was late. The school policy is such phones are confiscated and handed over to the administration,” Mr Kahenda is quoted as saying.
