Gunmen Attack Evboriaria Primary School In Benin; 3 Teachers Critically Injured

Gunmen struck in Evboriaria Primary school in Sapele road, Benin  as three teachers were badly injured with bullet wounds last Tuesday.

The gunmen traced one Mrs. Oriafo who is a teacher in the school because of her expensive life. She drives Highlander Jeep which was the target of the robbers.

Speaking with NAIJA CENTER NEWS, a teacher who did not want his name mentioned said “nobody was killed in the incident, three people were badly injured. What happened was that one Mrs. Oriafo, a teacher in the school who her husband has a big pharmacy in GRA  drove her Highlander Jeep to school during the assembly time, she ran out of the car trying to quickly sign the attendance before the Headmaster close the time book, leaving her car key in the car.

Two of her friends who came almost at the same time equally ran to sign, after they finished signing, Mrs. Oriafo turned back to off her music and close her door. Meanwhile there was a car parked at the other side of the road, two of the boys in the car walked towards her and requested for her car key. She panicked and didn’t know where she kept it, she was looking for it and realized it was left in the car, they thought she was playing with them, as she was trying to take the key from the mouth of the door, they shot her hand and her finger cut off.

The boys came with a cut to size gun, they started shooting sporadically, so the bullets went straight to her friend who had signed before her and hit her on the lap while another bullet hit her by the wrist.

The third woman was about turning to run as the children at the assembly were also scampering for safety,  the bullet hit her on the chest and leg, she started vomiting blood and became unconscious. She lost a lot of blood and was later rushed to Specialist Hospital in Benin.

A female teacher who spoke to NAIJA CENTER NEWS correspondent, expressed her disappointment at the Ministry of Education that was informed about the situation and had done nothing, adding that the school and the families of those affected are presently responsible for the expenses.

She said” With all these, no information from local government in the area, no information from Ministry of Education even when they had been informed. The family and the school have been solely responsible for the expenses so far”

The first teacher who spoke with our correspondent also revealed that, three days after the incident, the gunmen came back to the school overnight to drop Mrs. Oriafo’s personal belongings at the Headmaster’s office.

 

 

Gunmen Attack Evboriaria Primary School In Benin; 3 Teachers Critically Injured