No fewer than 10 pupils were injured as students of St. James Anglican School, in the Kola Balogun area of Osogbo, Osun State, on Mondayclashed against their colleagues at Ansar-U-Deen Secondary School, Iludun.
Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that most of the students engaged in the clash belonged to rival cult groups.
Residents of the area said the students had clashedon Fridayand a student almost lost his arm in the fight.
It was gathered that students, who were injured during theMondayclash, were rushed to a hospital where they were treated.
There were conflicting reports on the cause of theMondayclash.
Some said it was a fight over a girl while other said it was a reprisal by a group whose member was injuredon Friday.
A female student said, “Just as we were about settling down in school this morning, friends of the student of Saint James’ student, who was injured during last week fight, stormed our school and started using matchete and charms on us.
“Some students were injured. We learnt that it was a reprisal, one student, who was said to be a cult guy, was said to have been beaten by members of a rival group and others came on a revenge mission.”
The Police Public Relations Officer in Osun State, Mrs. Folasade Odoro, did not pick calls put across to her telephone while the text message sent to her telephone set was not responded to.
However, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the state, Mr. Ayo Olowe, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on the telephone.
He said three students were injured while some of the students were arrested by the police.