Two children allegedly set school on fire in Ogun

<p>Two pupils of the Community Primary School, Isheri Olofin, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, have reportedly set the school on fire.</p>, <p>Police identified the minors as six-year-old Wahis Musa and nine-year-old Malik Iliasu, the duo of whom live in Isheri Olofin.</p>, <p>The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, said the kids have been arrested by the Ojodu-Abiodun Divisional Police Officer of the Ogun State Police Command.</p>, <p>They were apprehended for malicious damage and arson, Odutola said on Monday.</p>, <p>“Two pupils of Community Primary School, Isheri Olofin, one Wahis Musa, aged 6 years, and Malik Iliasu, aged 9 years, both residents of the Isheri Olofin community, have been apprehended for setting fire to their school and properties of the school on October 29, 2023,” Odutola stated.</p>, <p>According to her, a chief in the community had reported the incident at the police station, saying Musa and Iliasu gained access to one of the unlocked classrooms at the school; they gathered books left behind by the teachers and pupils and allegedly set them on fire.</p>, <p>The anti-crime team and police detectives had visited the scene “and brought the alleged children to the police station for interrogation.”</p>, <p>Odutola said investigations are ongoing and police are making inquiries on how to contact parents “as this is a very serious crime for these children to get themselves involved with.”</p>, <p>She assured that the police will unravel everything behind the incident and update the public if there are other people who may have instigated the youngsters.</p>