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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 ritualists 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 attact 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 rumour.

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

DAILY INDEPENDENT also had an exclusive interview with the suspect and he denied turning anyone into tubers of yam.

He said, I don’t believe human beings could be turned into a yam, I was sent by gra to drop the yams found in my possession and diapers to her children.

On getting to her house, the grandma also confirmed that she was the one that sent the man on an errand. She also confirmed that the man is a mentally deranged person.

She said, “I was the one who sent him to go and help me deliver two tubers of yam and two diapers for my children.”

https://independent.ng/oyo-commissioner-debunks-rumours-of-pupils-turned-to-yam-tubers-at-ibadan-school/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

So the man is just a victim of circumstances

Fulani media spreading fake news about yorubas.

Baby factory criminals are responsible for such fallacies

As expected.
Daft bastards everywhere!

One blogger don carry ham say dem don kill the man

Wettin we go believe like this

Here’s the news on nairaland

https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/6879395/man-accused-turning-students-yams#108179414

Tejumola856:
One blogger don carry ham say dem don kill the man

Wettin we go believe like this

Here’s is the news on nairaland

https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/6879395/man-accused-turning-students-yams#108179414

And wetin they pain me be say mod them no even cross check, just carry am go dump for fp

How on earth is that possible?

Thank God, I prayed for it not to be true.

Always in denial. I won't be surprised if that actually happened. I mean, it's Ibadan we're talking about for Christ's sake.

Those that carried the fake news need to be punished. Imagine they even said they saw his corpse in front of the school. What sort of irresponsible reporting is that?

Why yams??
Why not snakes so Lala would adopt em all?

Ghana Ghana

We are in shackles of our own beliefs. I just imagine how his accs must have laid the accusations with so much confidence when in reality they did not see him do the magic. This happens every other day and in varied forms and some of the victims ain't just lucky to get their names cleared like this one. Others pay the ultimate prize.
I do not believe it is possible to turn a human being into yam. I do not. Infact, it is ridiculous to have such thoughts. I do not believe in magic, if the plenty noise we hear about magic is really true, by now I should have witnessed one or two scenes myself after all these four decades.

I love this guy who questioned the authenticity of the news below.

Brown envelope journalist everywhere.

So the youths who Attacked him will not be arrested

Infact the art of dissapearing, teleportation jutsu from Oyo to sokoto, touch and follow and incantation commandeering is a mere figment of imagination

Thank God for the prompt intervention by the Nigerian police force.

Please Nigerian's let's avoid spreading unverified news. It can cause chaos in the society.

OnyeMmeri:
Always in denial. I won't be surprised if that actually happened. I mean, it's Ibadan we're talking about for Christ's sake.

Your parents need a refund from your school.

Abdul05:
So the man is just a victim of circumstances

Before nko

Did you initially believe a human being could be turned into a yam?

Only a fool will believe that.

headSmasher:
Baby factory criminals are responsible for such fallacies

That victim probably has more IQ than you. I wonder how people believe that a human being could be turned into an object. I’m sure you believe in such nonsense like the mentally disturbed crowd of idiots that attacked and transferred their frustrations on this vulnerable man.

personal59:


Your parents need a refund from your school.

And your papa needs a reimbursement from your school.

Naija masses…. Always transferring their frustrations on their fellow masses, but they can’t do the same to their oppressors who has subjected them into hardship and frustrate their lives.

It’s the masses that will kill themselves.

I won’t be surprise that it could be one of the lazy youths agbero tout that raised the false alarm, after smoking weed

OnyeMmeri:
Always in denial. I won't be surprised if that actually happened. I mean, it's Ibadan we're talking about for Christ's sake.

Your bigotry has turned you into an idiot. That man probably has mild learning disability.

OnyeMmeri:
Always in denial. I won't be surprised if that actually happened. I mean, it's Ibadan we're talking about for Christ's sake.

Things dey sup o

Frustration and anger everywhere here in Nigeria, immediately you accused anybody of wrong doing in the public without been verified if it is true or not, people will just unleashed their anger on u. A case study of ALU 4 which happened in port Harcourt some years back