How three-year-old’s assault sparks debate on corporal punishment, teacher brutality

In this piece, IMOLEAYO OYEDEYI writes on the shocking case of a three-year-old boy, the son of a widow in Ikorodu, Lagos, who was dealt deafening slaps by a teacher, sparked a fiery national debate on the dangerous prevalence of corporal punishment and unchecked teacher brutality in classrooms The usual hum of activities—students’ chatter, the