Benue monarch condemns vandalism of public school facilities

The Ochotukpo Odu, His Royal Highness Chief Dr. John Eimonye (OON, JP), has condemned the spate of vandalism affecting nationalist superior schools successful Otukpo, peculiarly astatine St. Mary’s Primary School, wherever government-funded operation of dual desks is ongoing to heighten learning conditions successful Zone C.

His absorption follows a study by the Zonal Education Officer, Mr. Basil Ejiga, which elaborate incidents of harm and interference with materials and infrastructure astatine the task site.

The monarch described the improvement arsenic regrettable and harmful to the community’s advancement, stressing that specified actions undermine efforts to amended acquisition facilities.

During an inspection of the schoolhouse connected Sunday, April 12, 2026, the accepted ruler, accompanied by members of his council, expressed interest that the occupation extends beyond St. Mary’s Primary School.

He noted that different institutions, including St. Peter’s Primary School and UBE Junior Secondary School, person besides been affected.

He stated that the inaugural is designed to payment schoolchildren and urged residents to instrumentality work for protecting nationalist assets.

According to him, it is disheartening to witnesser the demolition of projects intended for aboriginal generations.

The royal begetter appealed to assemblage members to enactment alert and study suspicious activities, empha...