A real drama erupted at the Iguodala primary school in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo state after pupils found a fresh ‘grave’ in one of their classrooms.
A mysterious ‘grave’. Credits: The Punch
The incident happened shortly after the morning assembly on May 4, The Punch reports.
The pupils and their teachers raised the alarm and rushed to the school gate on sighting the ‘grave’ which had blood sprinkled on it. However, Georginia Ilongwo, the head teacher of the school, calmed the pupils down and explained that the ‘grave’ was dug to move to another classroom.
Ilongwo, who later informed the Esigie Police Division about the incident, described it as “shocking.”
“After the pupils and teachers raised the alarm, people around trooped into the school premises. I informed the Odionwere community leaders, the Ministry of Education, the Nigeria Union of Teachers and the Parent-Teacher Association. All of them advised that we call the police.
“When policemen came, they said they would assess the scene today (Tuesday). We were all surprised because since I started teaching here, I have never experienced such a thing.”
The head teacher added that many parents did not allow their children to go to school on Tuesday, May 5, because of the incident.
A man is digging the grave. Credits: The Punch
When The Punch correspondent visited the school, they had a chance to talk to local policemen who alleged that something or someone was buried in the grave. The police officers added that they kept watch until some cemetery workers from the council came at about 11.40am.
The men were stopped from further digging of the ‘grave’ by some health officials after they dug three feet into the ground.
Sylvester Usoboh, the deputy director in the Health and Environment Department of the council, said:
“We have removed the earth that was dug and got to the stronger part, an indication that no further digging was done, and nothing was found. Maybe the police may investigate further; but we did not find anything.”
Akeke Eni, the divisional police officer, also allayed the fear of the community that the remains of an unknown person could have been buried in the school.
“It is an empty ‘grave’. It was initially suspected to contain something, but we have discovered that there is nothing inside,” he said.
However, residents of the community called on the government to reconstruct the school, which they said had become a hideout for hoodlums for years.
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