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The Oke-Ijebu area
of Akure metropolis was, yesterday, thrown into mayhem as a 10-year-old
pupil of All Saints Anglican Primary School allegedly pulled the
trigger of a single barrel gun found behind the toilet of the school
and killed his friend.

Unknown people had
dropped two single barrel guns at the back of the toilet of the Primary
School, in Oke-Ijebu. The students, who were playing during the break
time, discovered the guns and started playing with them, thinking they
were toys. In the process, one of the boys mistakenly pulled the
trigger and killed his playmate in the process. The shooter also
sustained injuries in the process.

The agitated
residents of the area trooped to the school premises to confirm the
incident, with parents expressing their worries about the condition of
pupils in the school. Some of the parents hurriedly took their children
home. The name of the two students involved in the incident was not
confirmed as at press time. The school authorities declined to speak
with journalists. The school was closed down, and the corpse of the
dead student was deposited at a mortuary, while the injured one was
receiving treatment at the state specialist hospital.

Aremu Adeniran, the spokesperson for the Ondo State Police Command,
confirmed the incident, adding that the police suspect that the two
guns were hid there by armed robbers. He also said that a sledge
hammer, cutlass and other instrument were recovered, were unearthed
during a routine search after the incident. According to him,
investigations are ongoing to unravel those behind the cache.