Schools deserted in Ilorin after false bandits’ invasion alarm

Many nationalist schools were deserted on Friday, following the mendacious bandits’ alarm raised by a pistillate successful Ilorin, Kwara State.

A sojourn to immoderate of the schools revealed that portion unit of the schools were connected ground, classrooms were bare arsenic children refused to crook up for world activities.

A genitor who requested anonymity said she did not let her children to spell to schoolhouse for information reasons because the Thursday alarm traumatised her.

Schools astir Oke-Oyi, Eleko-Afeyin, Zango-Kulende, Danialu, Agbabiaka communities successful the authorities capital, recorded the aforesaid zero attendance, contempt the rebuttal by the authorities Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi.

He said the constabulary bid had launched a hunt for the mastermind of the mendacious alarm, informing that specified acts could origin nationalist disorder.

In his absorption on Friday, the authorities Commissioner for Education, Dr Lawal Olohungbebe, told DAILY POST that “following the connection issued by the Police confirming that the reported bandits’ penetration was simply a rumour and not a existent information threat, I privation to reassure parents, guardians, and the wide nationalist that determination is nary origin for alarm.

“I person personally gone astir immoderate schools yesterday and today, and tin corroborate that the learning situation remains peaceful and conducive. 

“I truthful enjoin each parents to let their children and war...