Children Not Turned Into Tubers of Yam - Oyo Government

Category: Crime News

There was a mild drama at Bashorun area of Ibadan the Capital City of Oyo State on Friday morning as middle aged man who was mistaken for ritualist escaped death by whisker.

The man who was confirmed to be a mentally deranged person was alleged to have turned two pupils of Bashorun High School to tubers of yam, and this resulted in mob attack by some irate youths in the area that almost took his life.

The commissioner for Education AdulRahman Abdu-Raheem who confirmed this to newsmen, said investigations carried out showed that the suspect was just a victim of circumstance.

He described the incident as a mere figment of imagination.

The Commissioner who visited the school of the said students said there was no record of any missing students.

He said investigations have been carried out and it showed that the victim was mentally deranged.

The Commissioner noted that the findings indicate that the accused was sent on an errand to deliver the contents (two tubers of yam and a pack of diapers) in his bag.

He assured parents and residents to go about their normal businesses and ignore the rumor.

It was earlier widely reported that the said man dropped a certain amount of money on the ground which the children reportedly picked and turned into two tubers of yam.