Hausa Youths Attack School In Agege Lagos, Beat Up Principal & Teacher During Valedictory Service

Panic broke out at Lagos School in the Orile Agege area,on Omotoye Estate after some hoodlums invaded the school premises.

It was learnt that some Hausa teenagers, numbering about 100, stormed the school's principal and teacher, identified as Uncle John, during a free -for- all which lasted for about 2 hours.

Our correspondent was told that the rampaging youths, aside  damaging some property of the school also allegedly made away with N1.5m.

Policemen from the Elere division,operatives of the special Anti-Robbery Squad and some members of the Oodua People Congress were said to have repelled the attack as residents fled the area.
A resident who spoke on the issue, said trouble started when the school finished  its valedictory service party on Saturday, but the teenagers refused to leave the school premises.

In his words:
"They were actually relatives of some of the school leavers. The valedictory service party ended around 5pm, but they refused to leave. A teacher, Uncle John tried to forced them out. One of them abused the teacher and ran away.
The teacher , who was embarrassed by the abuse, held one of the Hausa teenagers.  There are a struggle between them.

As the teacher hit the man, he also fought back and held the teacher by the neck, almost strangulating him."

The Apprehended teenagers, however mobilised more gang members into the community on the telephone.

Policemen at the school's gate prevented them from gaining entrance as they shot into the air.

The hoodlums however grew in number, which overwhelmed the security agents.

Despite the gunshots, the teenager refused to go,infact while some of them knelt, others prostated and were begging the police to shoot at them.

They were begging'Please shoot us, we want to die.'