ALL secondary and primary schools in Ido Local Government area of Oyo State on Thursday hurriedly dispersed their pupils following a report that crisis broke out among some people in the area, Vanguard reports.
The local government shares boundary with Ibarapa North and East local government areas where some bandits believed to be Fulani herders invaded Igangan killing people and burning houses and vehicles.
All schools including Public and private secondary and primary schools asked their pupils to go home immediately after lunch break.
One of the teachers who was not authorized to speak said, “we got information that some Fulani herders invaded some villages which prompted confrontations.
To avoid being caught in the crisis, residents of the area ran helter skelter. It was also gathered that some residents living at Ido town, Camp settlement, Odebode, Idi Igbaro, Shehu, Olunde, Gbopa, Araromi, Akufo and others vacated their villages.
Another teacher who lives in Omi Adio also corroborated the story saying all schools in the local government were closed down.
Residents of Ibadan metropolis especially those living at Akinyele, Ona Ara, Oluyole, Monatan, Akobo, have been living in palpable fear following alleged influx of foreign herders into Ibadan metropolis.
On Wednesday night, repeated gunshots were heard in some places.
