According to Ghana Web on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, Walter Yesutor Adanunyo was attacked on September 16, 2024, and described the traumatic experience of being ambushed by a group of students. Thankfully, he was rescued by nearby residents.
Following the assault, police apprehended one of the students involved, and Adanunyo was called to the station to identify him. “So, we went there, and the moment I saw him, I recognized him.
He was part of them. He threw a stone at me,” he told GhanaWeb TV’s Ishmael Batoma on the program #SayItLoud. Adanunyo recalled that this same student had been the first to assault him, using his elbow to strike Adanunyo’s jaw.
The conflict had roots in prior threats from the student, who had previously warned Adanunyo about retaliation. “That particular boy is someone who has threatened me before. He told me he was going to beat me after slapping another teacher,” he revealed.
The student had been suspended following the earlier incident, but Adanunyo continued to feel uneasy about the boy’s behavior.
Despite the father’s appeal for leniency, referring to his son as merely a “foolish boy,” Adanunyo warned him, “I told him that this son told me that he would beat me. When something happens to me, your son will be held responsible.”
He emphasized the seriousness of the threats, stating, “You should talk to your son. He can actually do it.”
On the assault, Adanunyo expressed deep sorrow over the betrayal he felt from students he had dedicated his career to teaching. “I taught him. I taught him from Form One to Form Two.
It was painful not because of the stones; it was paining me that children I have sacrificed my life to teach stood against me,” he lamented.