The Oke-Ijebu area of Akure
metropolis was, yesterday,
thrown into mayhem as a 10-
year-old pupil of All Saints
Anglican Primary School
allegedly pulled the trigger
of a single barrel gun found
behind the toilet of the
school and killed his friend.
Unknown people had dropped
two single barrel guns at the
back of the toilet of the
Primary School, in Oke-Ijebu.
The students, who were
playing during the break
time, discovered the guns
and started playing with
them, thinking they were
toys. In the process, one of
the boys mistakenly pulled
the trigger and killed his
playmate in the process. The
shooter also sustained
injuries in the process.
The agitated residents of the
Area trooped to the school
premises to confirm the
incident, with parents
expressing their worries
about the condition of pupils
in the school. Some of the
parents hurriedly took their
children home. The name of
the two students involved in
the incident was not
confirmed as at press time.
The school authorities
declined to speak with
journalists. The school was
closed down, and the corpse
of the dead student was
deposited at a mortuary,
while the injured one was
receiving treatment at the
state specialist hospital.
Aremu Adeniran, the
spokesperson for the Ondo
State Police Command,
confirmed the incident,
adding that the police
suspect that the two guns
were hid there by armed
robbers. He also said that a
sledge hammer, cutlass and
other instrument were
recovered, were unearthed
during a routine search after
the incident. According to
him, investigations are
ongoing to unravel those
behind the cache.
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