‘Mentally-Deranged Man’ Invades Ogun School, Kills Two Pupils

A man armed with a cutlass, suspected to be mentally-deranged, yesterday invaded St. John’s Anglican Primary School, Agodo, in Ogun Waterside Local Government of Ogun State and killed two pupils.

The victims are Mubarak Kalesowo and Sunday Obituyi.


There was pandemonium in the school, as pupils and teachers scampered for safety. Many fell and were injured.

The suspect, identified as Lekan Adebisi, came to the school from a nearby bush during break when the pupils were playing.


Sources said he fled the scene after the attack.

As the news of the attack spread, panic-stricken parents and guardians rushed to the school to withdraw their children and wards.

The police have now launched a manhunt for the suspect.