ONE ARRESTED AS CULTISTS INVADE SECONDARY SCHOOL IN OSUN
Armed men suspected to be cultists on Thursday invaded the premises of Ifeoluwa Co Educational Grammar School in Osogbo, Osun State.
The men, numbering about 20 were armed with cutlasses and other dangerous weapons Eons Intelligence gathered.
Yemisi Opalola, the spokesperson for the Osun State Police Command confirmed the incident adding that security operatives deployed to the scene nabbed one of the suspects who sustained machete cuts.
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The Osun state, in a statement released by the Ministry of Education on Thursday, ordered that the school be shut down to prevent a further breakdown of law and order.
This is to inform the general public especially parents, guardians, and students of lfeoluwa Co Educational Grammar School Osogbo, that the Honourable Commissioner for Education has directed that the School be closed down temporarily until further notice.
“This step is necessary to prevent the breakdown of law and order occasioned by the invasion of the School by hoodlums and cultists masquerading as students.
“Parents and guardians are advised to keep their wards at home while the closure lasts. The Ministry is working round the clock to ensure that the hoodlums are arrested and prosecuted accordingly.”
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