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I didn’t collect N200,000 to hurriedly bury my son – Father of deceased Onitsha school student

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The father of Izuchukwu David Onwualu, the deceased 11-year-old JSS 1 student of St. Valerian Catholic School, Onitsha, Anambra State, Mr Christopher Onwualu, has denied that said collected N200,000 from the school to hurriedly bury his son.

Master Izuchukwu David Onwualu reportedly died following the floggings he allegedly received from a female basic science teacher of the school for failing to write his assignment.

Speaking with some journalists at his Onitsha residence, over the weekend, Christopher and his wife, said it was not true that the purpose of the money was for them to hurriedly bury their son.

Christopher, who spoke in Igbo language, said the money was described as “ego akwan,” meaning condolence money, which is money people give to a bereaved family when they visit, a norm in Igbo land.

He explained that he was the one that invited the school parish priest to come and conduct the last prayers during the burial of his late son as there was no point keeping him in the morgue.

He described his son as an easy-going, sociable and likable person, who wanted to become a doctor and was working towards the aspiration of his dream.

He expressed displeasure at the school, saying that the school management, apart from its visit on the day of his son’s burial, had not deemed it fit to visit the family again.

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