Suspected cultists had on Tuesday attacked Oba Akenzua Secondary school and the Ihogbe College, injuring students with knives and cutlasses.
Teachers and students ran for safety as the cultists shot and attack students. It was gathered that the suspected cultists were heading for a target in the area when some students who are believed to also be members of junior rival cult group started throwing stones at them.
Some eyewitnesses claimed the cultists stormed the school and started inflicting injuries on any student and in the process, one of the students was said to have been fatally injured and was rushed to the hospital.
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By the time reporters arrived at the school, there was heavy security presence and two of the suspected attackers were arrested by the police but they were crying insisting that they were innocent.
Also speaking on the incident, a resident in the area said activities of cult-related attacks have been on the rise in recent times.
Confirming the development, Edo State Commissioner for Education, Mr, Emmanuel Agbale, said no death was recorded in the incident and that policemen were quickly drafted to the area and the cultists were chased away.
He noted that students of both schools have always been engaging in fights, adding that security would be beefed up in the area and that plans were on to merge both schools as one.
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