Man found dead inside classroom in Ekiti

There was a panic in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital in the early hours of Monday as Pupils and teachers have reportedly found the corpse of a young man in one of the classrooms in the school.

It was gathered that the incident happened at St. Peter’s Anglican Church Primary School, located at Odo Ado, Ado Ekiti.

Pupils and teachers were thrown into confusion on Monday,  as they met the corpse of a young man lying in the pool of blood inside one of the classrooms in the school.

It was also revealed that the pupils of primary 4 first saw the lifeless man in their class where the pupils notified the school authority when they were about to sweep the classroom and were confronted with the gory sight.

It was not clear whether the corpse was dumped in the school premises as residents of the area said they did not hear any gun shot over night.

The school’s headmaster was not available for comment, but some teachers who spoke to our correspondent said “the pupils notified us when they were about to sweep the classroom”.

One of the teachers lamented that the block of classrooms where the corpse was laid has been a dumping ground for refuse, faeces and fetish objects adding that the badly dilapidated classroom was not fit for human habitation.

The state Police spokesman, Sunday Abutu however confirmed the incident, adding that investigation has commenced on the unfortunate incident