No fewer than 15 pupils were injured on
Monday as suspected secondary school
student cultists engaged in a violent clash
involving pupils of St. James Anglican, and
Ansar-Ud-Deen Secondary Schools in
Osogbo.
Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that
most of the students engaged in the clash
belonged to rival cult groups.
Some said it was a fight over a girl while
other said it was a reprisal by a group
whose member was injuredon Friday.
Sources hinted that the rampaging students
ran in different directions, thus causing
panic, compelling vehicles and motorcycles
passing through Oba Adesoji Aderemi,
Osogbo East By-pass to make a detour, with
a view to avoiding being caught up in the
melee.
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.