By Colani Khulekani Maseko.

BUHLENI:Ntokozo Shiba,the Buhleni High School Principal was on Thursday assaulted by Form five(5) students for refusing to hand over their Identity Cards(IDs) after completing the Eswatini General Certificate of Secondary Education(EGCSE) examination.

A questionnaire was sent to the Buhleni High School Headteacher, however, he had not responded at the time of compiling this report.

Reached for comments,Nqabeni Shabangu,a Senior teacher at Buhleni High School confirmed the assault on the Principal.

“I intervened and rebuked the learners for  their rude behavior. We gave learners their IDs and those who claim that their IDs are still with the School, they can collect them as of tomorrow," said the Buhleni High senior teacher.

But Sakhizwe Magongo, a Form five(5) student said, his ID and that of his classmates were still with the School Principal.

"I confirm that our IDs are with Mr Shiba. He was supposed to give us after the examination.He said we will get them after paying our school fees in full, it\'s frustrating because he took them without our parents consent.We are also struggling to look for jobs because everywhere they want an ID," said the Form five(5) pupil.