CORPORAL PUNISHMENT: Ntungamo Teachers Remanded Over Torture Of Student

By ROBERT KAMUKAMA

NTUNGAMO, Uganda [SHIFTMEDIA] The viral video that made rounds a few days ago showing a student being canned like a chicken thief has yielded to the arrest of two teachers. Aneb Mwesigye and Naboth Twesigye were charged with assault occasioning serious bodily harm.

Her Worship Sharon Nassuna the Ntungamo Magistrate’s Court in Ntungamo District remanded the two teachers from Standard College Rwashamaire until March 4, 2025, when their case comes up for mention.

During the weekly security briefing held at the Police Headquarters in Naguru on Monday, Police Spokesman , ACP Kituuma Rusoke  vowed to have the perpetrators arrested and prosecuted. Rusoke said the era of corporal punishments in schools were outlawed long ago.

Aneb Mwesigye and Naboth Twesigye who were smoked out from their hiding spot denied the charges slapped on them by the Ntungamo Chief Magistrate.

The incident allegedly took place after the teachers accused 16-year-old Brian Akampa, a Form Two student, of escaping from the school grounds.

According to police investigations, it is alleged that Akampa had gone to Rwashamaire town to eat chapati and beans, locally known as ‘Kikomando,’ before returning to the school.

In the widely shared video clip, the two teachers mercilessly flogged Akampa and when he tried to run amidst pleas to be forgiven, he was grabbed at the door and slapped hard. Then they forced him back on the floor for more strokes of the cane.

During the court session, Magistrate Sharon Nassuna inquired whether the accused had sureties to stand bail for them, but they presented none.

Ntungamo State Attorney Marriam Nambusi confirmed that inquiries into the case were complete.

The school is co-owned by Electoral Commission Commissioner Stephen Tashobya, who also owns Standard College Ntungamo and Standard Junior School.

The incident has sparked outrage on social media, with Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba urging the police to apprehend the teachers.

Locals and commentators have called for tough penalties against the accused, condemning their brutal treatment of the student.