A 15-year-old student of the Air Force Comprehensive School, Kaduna, Blaise Felix Aliyu, has died following extended punishment by two senior students.
Aliyu is survived by his twin brother, a student at the military boarding school in Mando, Kaduna. They became orphans eleven years ago.
Two SS3 students reportedly summoned the boy to their room under the pretext of punishing him but ended up killing him.
The deceased’s body has been deposited in the mortuary.
In reaction to the incident, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, spokesperson for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), expressed the institution’s sorrow.
Gabkwet said on Saturday that a thorough investigation will be launched to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of the teenager.
“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 June 19, 2024.”
“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 unravelled,” the statement said.