Abiodun Nejo, Ado Ekiti
The Chairman , Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission , Babatunde Abegunde , said on Tuesday that the commission had dismissed a secondary school teacher , Mr Gbenga Owoosi , for allegedly impregnating a 17 - year- old pupil.
Abegunde said TESCOM , on getting a hint about the development, carried out a thorough investigation and followed the due process before arriving at the decision to dismiss the teacher .

The TESCOM boss , who said the dismissal would serve as a deterrent to others, who might want to indulge in such a “depraved and unethical ” act , praised the state government for swinging into action by arresting Owoosi .
He assured members of the public that Ekiti values would be restored by the Governor Kayode Fayemi administration by ensuring justice and bringing offenders to justice without hesitation .
Owoosi , who was until his dismissal, a Grade Level 10 Economics teacher at the Alarelu Comprehensive High School , Igbara Odo- Ekiti , in the Ekiti South West Local Government Area of the state, was alleged to have impregnated the SS 3 pupil.

A TESCOM board member , who is also the Chairman of the six - member Disciplinary Committee that investigated the matter , Princess Jumoke Owoola , described the indicted teacher as “ a bad egg capable of contaminating his pupils and fellow teachers . ”
The disciplinary committee stressed that the case of the dismissed teacher was treated in accordance with the state Public Service Rules , 2017 , and the Ekiti State Teaching Service Manual , which recommended dismissal as the ultimate penalty for serious misconduct and criminal offences of such a magnitude .

The committee also recommended that all teachers should be sensitised to the Gender Based Violence Prohibition Law , 2019 , and other related issues and that schools should be well monitored with emphasis on moral norms and ethical standards that could uplift TESCOM in line with the Fayemi administration ’ s objective of restoring the Ekiti values .
It also recommended that guidance and counselling unit of schools be re -organised to meet the day - to - day challenges of pupils in line with modern society and school activities.
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A good development from the state govt and body responsible for this amazing decision. Sec school teAcher is something else in Nigeria, from my hometown perspective.

I wish I had my way, most of the secondary school teachers here won't only be sacked but they would have to spend a very long time in jail.

He shouldn’t only be dismissed but arrested and prosecuted according to extant laws for statutory rape and abuse of trust.

Self control and discipline is a must especially for those responsible for moulding the character of the next generation.

I frown at this kind of situations and the full weight of the law should be unleashed on this fellow.

This is unfair to the teacher.