THE principal of Ijokodo Junior Secondary School 1, Ibadan, Oyo State Mr Segun Dare, was on Wednesday, found dead along the street to his home at Citaga area, Sango-Eleyele road, several hours after he didn’t turn up at home as expected.

Mr Dare, who left home in the evening of the previous day, was discovered face down in a gutter, with his mobile handset in his pocket while a polythene bag containing soup ingredients like fish and pepper was also found beside him.

Saturday Tribune gathered that the deceased left his home in the afternoon of Tuesday, September 3, to go to a first generation bank along Sango-Eleyele road but could not do what he intended doing there as he got there late.

He was said to have attempted to use the influence of one of his friends in the bank but was unsuccessful as the friend told him he could not help.

Mr Dare reportedly called his wife and told her that he did not achieve his objective, informing her that he was returning home immediately.

A reliable source who spoke with Saturday Tribune under the condition of anonymity said the man did not turn up at home as he promised, and when it was about 40 minutes after, his wife called his number to know his whereabouts.

To her surprise, a strange voice answered the call, telling her to get off the line as her husband was busy and would call her later.

Not too long after, the voice called to inform her that she could call her husband if she wished but her attempts at speaking with the deceased failed as her calls went unanswered.

The wife was said to have raised a search party which went round without locating the principal until late into Tuesday night.
The search party continued the following morning when his body was discovered.

Since the discovery of the principal’s body, there had been speculations that he was probably killed by some hoodlums who had been going to the school compound to smoke Indian hemp.

The source told Saturday Tribune that some of the hoodlums were sighted in the school smoking Indian hemp about nine weeks ago, when the Senior Secondary School students were sitting for their qualifying examination into SSS3 class.

They were reportedly chased away while they mounted waiting motorcycles parked around WAEC junction to escape.

Saturday Tribune further gathered that some hoodlums came back to the school a week after and disrupted the examination on the final day.

The school was also said to have written a letter to the Ministry of Education to intimate the authorities of the disruption of the examination.
The late principal was supposed to retire from service in February, 2014.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo State, Olabisi Okuwobi-Ilobanafor said that it’s a case of sudden and unnatural death.
“The body of the man was found on Monday morning face down. It was taken to the morgue. We are waiting for autopsy to determine what actually killed him. It is too early to jump into a conclusion,” she said.

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Eeya

Rip teacher, where u r going u would find peace, where there are no banks, no time pieces, no hoodlums,no schools, no family, no police, no investigation.

Find peace in heaven, I ask this through his son jesus christ who lives and dwells with him in the unity of the holy spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen

RIP to the dead.

Its a shame. RIP sir

o boy eeee...Rest in Peace Mr Principal

So sad
Almost at the end of his journey.
God console this woman pls

R.I.P! So sad.

RIP sir, d police shud lay siege for d alayes, agberos and touts dat smoke hemp in d skul. An arrest will expose d killers. Hemp smokers don't reason b4 they act. Ask FFK d kiss and tell tout.

Rip

R.I.P

Soooooo sad

It is only God knows d circumstance sorrounding his death nd himself also.it was so sad. RIP to d man.

hmm.... this is really sad

this is strange... Plsss, beware of all those pple typing, saying or commenting endtime tinz... They themselves are the endtimes... Its just 4dem & dia families... The bible say that no one knows wen the son of man will come, even Jesus christ himself don't know... Just the father.. .thats the Almighty Father

Kai,

May God be with the family that u left behind RIP.

What a wicked world

That's the problem with our skul system in Nigeria. Every skull wants to gets as many student as possible, without looking into the childs upbringing, the teachers of 2day only teaches their subject aeas to student nd go ahead minding their businesses they don't think of inculcating moral values into d children nd dats y in almost every skul Primary or secondary, u definately find hoodlums. If this is not put into consideration, expect more threads like dis!!! A word is enough 4 d foolish because he would. Not understand many!!!

My condolence goes 2d family of d Deceased, may d Almighty giv dem d fortitude 2bear His loss...4d Deceased, Requiese ill vouz plais. nd 4d perpetrators of ds dastardly act, d long arm of d law shal catch up wit u. nd finally 2 all His sympathizers, Olohun a je k'odun jina si ara won o. Say 'Amen' if u wish, nd if u lyk, dey look lyk LUCOZADE.

RIP to the dead.

Nawah ooooo,tins dey happen,na only dis man can testify how he was killed but he is dead,rip Indian hemp no good ooooo dese touts has landed themselves into trouble but our oga @ the top is watching.

May his soul RIP n may d perpetrators knw no peace ...I pray his entitlements, penson et all wld be released to his wife n children witout further ado and hopefully he wnt ve selfish relations who wld do battle wit d widow n children over his assets.

Decapo: End time tinzzz.......Mukina where are u? Come and ban me

Bro, Sori 2say o, U jst sounded lyk one who's sufferin 4d d greatest poverty of sense. Hear ur broken nd jarrin sounds, rathr dan express ur condelence 2d family of d deceased.or join all wel-meanin Nigerians in condemin ds dastardly act. d 'End tym' syndrome has taken its toll on ur rationality. I shake my head 4 u gan ni.

SIR KOL!:
That's the problem with our skul system in Nigeria. Every skull wants to gets as many student as possible, without looking into the childs upbringing, the teachers of 2day only teaches their subject aeas to student nd go ahead minding their businesses they don't think of inculcating moral values into d children nd dats y in almost every skul Primary or secondary, u definately find hoodlums. If this is not put into consideration, expect more threads like dis!!! A word is enough 4 d foolish because he would. Not understand many!!!

For your mind, u are a social crusader, how I wished u made sense. You are a victim of your complaints
skull is different from school, they don't sound the same and they are not spelt the same.

Decapo: End time tinzzz.......Mukina where are u? Come and ban me

ur case is pathetic..God knows..!!!

Nawa oo d'way most of u re rippin dis man eh...plz gat 2 say dis kuz is gettin 2 much R.I.P is quite different from rip....letz nt rip d'man's'hrt nd allow him rest in peace nt in pieces

R.I.P sirr!

Ah, O ma se o.
Sun re o.
Oluko Agba.

My condolences to the family of d late principal. Wish SSS will arrest those thugs smoking hemp and shoot all of them to death