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Suspected Hoodlums Invade Osun School, Government Orders Closure
The state government in a statement by the Coordinating Director, Ministry of Education, Kehinde Olaniyan, said the closure was to avert the breakdown of law and order prompted by the invasion of the School by hoodlums and cultists masquerading as students.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Feb 18, 2021
Osun State Government on Thursday announced the closure of lfeoluwa Co-Educational Grammar School, Osogbo, after the school was invaded by suspected cultists.
The spokesperson for the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, had told PUNCH during an interview, that about 20 youths carrying cutlasses and other dangerous weapons had stormed the school premises and caused chaos.
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Osun State Government on Thursday announced the closure of lfeoluwa Co Educational Grammar School Osogbo, following the invasion of its premises by suspected cultists.
The spokesperson for the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, had told our correspondent during an interview, that about 20 youths wielding cutlasses and other dangerous weapons had invaded the school and caused chaos.
Opalola said, “We received a distress call from Ifeolu School, Osogbo that a group of youths numbering about 20 invaded the school with cutlasses and other dangerous weapons.
“On receipt of this information, we deployed men to the scene and a suspect was arrested at the scene with a machete cut on his left arm and head. He was rushed to Osogbo Central Hospital for treatment.”