adsHeightened fears over suspected bandit activities near a community forced the management of Ayetoro-Iloro High School in Ekiti State to ask the staff and students to leave and shut the school gate before the usual closing time.
Videos shared online, including on the X handle @dammiedammie35, showed frightened students running along major roads and seeking help from motorists and residents as fear spread across the area.
The situation created tension among parents and residents, many of whom rushed to pick up their children.
However, there was no record of attack on the school or kidnapping in the community, but the incident raised fresh concerns about insecurity in rural communities and schools across the state.
According to the report, residents explained that the panic began after rumours spread that armed men had been sighted in nearby areas, fuelling fears of a possible attack.adsads
