A 17-year-old student in Senior Secondary
School 3 at Oro Grammar School,Oro, in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara
State, Anthony Oyeniyi, on Monday reportedly hanged himself within the
school premises.
It was gathered that the incident happened
about 2pm on Monday while the school activities was still on-going.
Oyeniyi until his death was the headboy in the
school, he was said to be a native of Oke-irimi,Oro, also in Irepodun LG of the
state.
The classmates of the deceased were said to
have become worried when they noticed that Oyeniyi was not in class with
them.
It was later gathered that a search party was
constituted, which later found his body dangling from a tree.
Consequently, all the school gates were locked
and people, except security operatives, were denied entry into the school.
It was also gathered that the school
authorities hurriedly sent students home to avoid any violence.
The community was said to have been enveloped
in mourning when residents heard of the sad incident.
The Police Public Relations Officer,
Kwara State Command, Mr. Okasanmi Ajayi, confirmed the incident.
He stated that the police had begun
investigation into the matter.
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