Children’s Day celebration: Several students hospitalised, others injured as security operatives deploy pepper spray in Edo

Pandemonium broke retired astatine the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium successful Benin City connected Wednesday arsenic respective students reportedly sustained injuries aft information operatives fired capsicum spray and teargas canisters during this year’s Children’s Day celebration.

DAILY POST gathered that the event, organised by the Edo State Ministry of Education, saw respective students reportedly illness pursuing a stampede allegedly caused by the usage of capsicum spray by operatives of a section information outfit known arsenic bouncers.

It was besides gathered that respective of the students, peculiarly pistillate students, reportedly fainted aft inhaling the substance, portion others sustained injuries aft being stepped connected during the ensuing melee.

A root who was astatine the lawsuit reported that panic dispersed crossed the stadium arsenic students, teachers and parents scampered for safety.

He added that galore of the affected students were reportedly rushed to the Edo Specialist Hospital for aesculapian attention.

He explained that occupation started erstwhile immoderate antheral students of Ihogbe College, Benin City, allegedly made i...