Oba Darasimi
Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Ogun State chapter has said eight teachers died during the first term holiday.
The chapter Chairman, Akeem Lasisi, confirmed the death of the teachers saying that their pupils and colleagues were shocked and sad to discover that the affected teachers did not resume like others and upon inquiries, they were told that the teachers died during the holiday.
He said what the union lost and suffered during the holiday had affected their psyche, adding: “We now discharge our duties amid fears and pains.”
He said the eight were just the ones the union officially documented, expressing fears that more may be discovered to have died when inventory is taken about public school teachers.