Pandemonium broke out as pupils of Iguodala Primary School in the Uhunduhun Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State few days found a fresh ‘grave’ in one of their classrooms. The incident was reportedly happened immediately the students were disengaged from the assembly on Monday morning.
Georginia Ilongwo - the head-teacher, calmed the situation, ordered the pupils in primary 1A, where the ‘grave’ was found, to move to another classroom.
Ilongwo later called the attention of the Esigie Police Division for their quick intervention in order to carry out their duty on the incidence.She said,
“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 yesterday (Tuesday). We were all surprised because since I started teaching here, I have never experienced such a thing.”
She also added that many parents did not allow their children to attend the school on Tuesday because of the incident.
When our correspondent visited the school, the ‘grave’ still looked freshly dug. A pair of knickers and a T-shirt were seen on the floor of the classroom.
Some policemen said they suspected that something or someone was buried in the grave. They added that they kept watch until some cemetery workers from the council came at about 11.40am.
The men were, however, stopped from further digging of the ‘grave’ by some health officials after they dug three feet into the ground.
The officials said there was no sign that a corpse had been buried at the site.
A Deputy Director in the Health and Environment Department of the council, Mr. Sylvester Usoboh, 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.”
The Divisional Police Officer, CSP Akeke Eni, also allayed the fear of the community that the remains of an unknown person could have been buried in the school.
“When policemen came, they said they would assess the scene yesterday (Tuesday). We were all surprised because since I started teaching here, I have never experienced such a thing.”
She also added that many parents did not allow their children to attend the school on Tuesday because of the incident.
When our correspondent visited the school, the ‘grave’ still looked freshly dug. A pair of knickers and a T-shirt were seen on the floor of the classroom.
Some policemen said they suspected that something or someone was buried in the grave. They added that they kept watch until some cemetery workers from the council came at about 11.40am.
The men were, however, stopped from further digging of the ‘grave’ by some health officials after they dug three feet into the ground.
The officials said there was no sign that a corpse had been buried at the site.
A Deputy Director in the Health and Environment Department of the council, Mr. Sylvester Usoboh, 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.”
The Divisional Police Officer, CSP Akeke Eni, also allayed the fear of the community that the remains of an unknown person could have been buried in the school.
He said, “It is an empty ‘grave’. It was initially suspected to contain something, but we have discovered that there is nothing inside.”
As at the time of filling this report, nobody is found responsible for the incidence while the police promised to carry out investigation.
We will keep you posted on any development.
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