Oyo Govt Opens Up On Students Turned To Yam By Ritualist

Oyo State Government on Friday denied report that two students of Bashorun High School, Ibadan, were on turned to tubers of yam by a suspected ritualist.

Trixx NG recalled social media was awashed with the news of how a suspected ritualist turned two students of the school to tubers of yam.

It was reported that the suspect was caught by a local security guard around Bode Wasinmi-Bashorun axis, at a location closed to the school.

The Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Mr Abiodun Abdulramah, visited the school on Friday afternoon on fact-finding mission following the report.

Abdulramah said findings from the school management showed that none of the school students was reported missing.

The commissioner, however, called for calm.

He assured them that the security operatives would dig deeper into the incident to unravel details of what really happened.

The commissioner admonished the general public to remain patient, saying that the safety of every resident in the state was a priority for the Gov. Seyi Makinde-led administration.