There was pandemonium at Iguodala Primary School, in Uhunduhun
community of Oredo local government area of Edo
State, on Monday,
following the discovery of what looked like a grave inside one of the
classrooms in the school.
The blood-stained grave allegedly
discovered by one of the teachers and some pupils of the school shortly
after the morning assembly, caused great stir and anxiety.
The
pupils were said to have drawn the attention of the acting Head
Mistress, Mrs. Georginia Ilongwo to the grave. She subsequently ordered
the evacuation of the pupils from the affected classroom, and thereafter
alerted officers from the Esigie Police Division.
She described
the discovery as shocking, adding that, many parents had prevented their
children and ward from going to school on Tuesday due to the fear of
contracting infection.
“When I visited the scene, all the teachers
were raising alarm and neighbours were trooping into the school
compound. We called the attention of inspectors from the ministry, NUT
chairman, PTA Chairman and the Odionwere of the community who told us to
call the police.
“When the policemen came they said that they
would assess the scene today (Tuesday). We were all surprised because
since I started teaching here, I have not experienced such thing,” Mrs.
Ilongwo said.
When journalists visited the school, a pair of shorts and a t-shirt were seen on the floor of the classroom.
Policemen
from the Esigie Police Division were also at the scene, some of whom
were said to have kept watch from Monday night until an evacuation was
carried out by some cemetery staff from local government council at
about 11:40 am on Tuesday.
The cemetery staff were instructed by
health officials from the council to stop exhumation, after digging
three feet into the ground, saying that there was no sign that a corpse
had been buried at the site.
Source:PM News

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