student's death

The family of late Richard Ejifor a -16 –years- old school boy found
hanging in a classroom   wants the police to conduct a thorough
investigation into the untimely death of their son.
  Parents of the deceased said they suspected foul play in the death
of their son and requested that the police do not sweep the matter
under the carpet.
 Master Ejiofor  a  senior secondary school 3   student of the
Science Model College  Kankon Badagry   was one of the over 20
students in his class preparing for the  West African Examination
Council Exams (WAEC).
 His corpse was however found dazzling in an uncompleted classroom on April 6th.
The news of his death caused panic in the school but more dazed by the
manner in which the boy dead are the parents of the deceased, who have
been in shock since they received the news of his tragic death.
 The school authority in their statement to the police said   master
Ejiofor allegedly committed suicide. The statement read that one of
the students found his corpse in the early morning of April 6th and
alerted the school authority.
   Master Ejiofor was dressed in his school uniform with his
stockings, shoes and he had used a blanket to hang himself.
No suicide note was however found at the scene of the crime.
 Henry Ejiofor  the  father of the deceased  however rejected the
statement by the school authority that his son committed suicide.
“How can they just conclude that my son committed suicide when an
autopsy has not been conducted?” Mr. Ejiofor asked rhetorically. “My
son was murdered; Richard was not suicidal. They told me that one of
the students who had gone out that morning about 5.00, found my son
hanging from an uncompleted building and the same boy pulled him down
and alerted the school.
There are many questions, I want answered. How did my son get out of
the hostel at night when they are locked in by their house master? I
learnt that his guardian checked on him that night so what happened
later? What about the fact that he had his school uniform on, with his
sock and shoes? If he had hanged himself as they are saying, will he
still be in his school uniform at night?”Mr. Ejiofor said
 Mr Ejiofor said he will wait for  an autopsy  report  to be conducted
before   seeking   justice  for his son.
“Richard was a happy boy, nothing in his character or demeanor showed
that he will commit suicide. two days before his death he had called
me on a pay phone to reminded me of their visiting day was on April
10th and he wanted me to get him some grocery . RICHARD HAS NOT
MENTIONED ANY SERIOUS PROBLEM  to me and he was very happy when he
spoke  to me  that day, I don’t know that will be the last time I will
hear my son’s voice” mrs Ejiofor said in tears.
 Efforts to get the   Lagos state ministry of education to react to
the death were not successful.
A source in the state ministry of education who requested anonymity
said  “ you know this is politics time and everybody is working toward
Mr. Fashola ‘s victory, so most of the officers that can speak to you
are not available.” The source said
 Reacting to the death, the spokes person for the Lagos state police
command said two staff of the school have been arrested.
“the case is under investigation . Two  staff of the school have been
arrested  and Homicide detectives from Panti Yaba are conducting a
thorough investigation into the case”Mr. Jinadu  said.
On April 11th  the corpse  of a 7 years old boy  Favour Eze was found
inside a septic tank in his school at the National Orthopedic  Special
school Igbobi .