The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools, Taraba State Chapter, has directed its members to suspend services in all government Secondary schools in the state after the stabbing incident that led to the death of one of their members.
The State Secretary of ASUSS, Dr. Kazon Ishaku, announced the directive.
This followed the murder of a teacher serving at the Model Government Day Secondary School in Jalingo by former students of the college.
The teacher, Bassey Sardauna, was stabbed to death by the students while heading home after the close of work on Thursday.
However, the state Commissioner for Education, Augustina Godwin, disclosed on Thursday night that some suspects had been arrested in connection with the murder.
Ishaku noted that they have monitored compliance across the 16 Local Government Areas of the state and the feedback has been positive.
He noted that teachers are moulders and builders of future generations, but the latest happening to one of their own has shown that they are now endangered species.
He said, “What happened yesterday shocked us. He left home yesterday very healthy but by the close of work, he became a corpse.
“For us, we do not have a better way to express our pain other than to tell our members to suspend academic activities because an injury to one is an injury to all.
“Today he is the one, we do not know who it will be tomorrow. “
Meanwhile, kinsmen of the deceased teacher, Jenjo Community Development Association, JCDA, also urged the Taraba State Government to award scholarships to the children of the late teacher.
Spokesman of the group, Ezekiel Nemuel, while speaking with newsmen on Friday, said the deceased has left behind three children between the ages of 10, 8 and 5 years old.
He said, ” We condemn in strong terms all forms of violence in schools and communities and thereby call on all security agencies to be proactive in stemming these acts.
“We also call on Taraba State Government to take responsibility for the sustenance and sponsorship of the children of the deceased up to the highest level of education.
“We also call on the Commissioner of Police to immediately arrest, investigate and prosecute all the culprits in this heinous act.”
When contacted for an update on their investigation, the State Police Command Public Relations Officers, SP Abdullahi Usman, said the primary suspect has been arrested.
