Times of Eswatini

Gang takes over: Teacher assaulted,

WEAPON:

- Joseph Zulu

It is alleged that the teacher who was intervenin­g in a fight between pupils, held on to a bag that one of the pupils feared contained a weapon that could have been used to attack the him (pupil). IIIIIIIIII­IIIIIIIIII­IIIIIIIIII­IIIIIIIIll­llllllllll­llllll

N– A teacher is working in fear at Nkhaba High School while another was allegedly forced to resign also out of fear.

The teacher is said to have been assaulted while within the school premises by pupils.

It is alleged that some of the teachers are now working in fear of being attacked within the school which is situated around Nkhaba, under Nkhaba Inkhundla.

*Jomo, the teacher who was attacked, is said to have been trying to protect a pupil who was also being targeted by about three pupils. It is alleged that the pupils were carrying a bag.

Jomo is said to have noticed that and while the pupils were allegedly attacking another pupil, he tried to intervene. It is alleged that Jomo held on to a bag that one of the pupils feared contained a weapon that could have been used to attack the pupil.

It is alleged that as Jomo held

The entrance to Nkhaba High School were pupils allegedly affiliated to a gang are said to be causing trouble.

on to the pupil’s bag, other pupils quickly went behind him.

One of the pupils is said to have hit Jomo’s legs so as to cause him to fall.

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When Jomo had allegedly fallen, the pupils allegedly assaulted him with kicks and fists all over the body but he continued to hold on to the bag. As the assault intensifie­d, two other teachers are said to have arrived to stop the alleged assault.

Jomo is said to have reported the assault to the Mbabane Police Station. It is also alleged that when the assault happened, police officers arrived at the school and that some weapons were confiscate­d.

Jomo was also reached for comment on the matter but he stated that he had reported the incident to the police.

It is said that when incident happened, police arrived at the school and some weapons confiscate­d.

RecoRd The location of Nkhaba and some surroundin­g areas.

called.

Attempts were also made to reach the head teacher Julius

Dlamini, however, there was no response from his cellphone.

*Not real name.

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