The two students were said to have connected each other in 'charms (juju) challenge' following which Mathew was said to have gone home to convey a hatchet and jugs to assault Timilehin.
Amid the challenge, sources said Timilehin purportedly overwhelmed Mathew. He gathered the hatchet from Matthew and struck him in the chest.
He was hurried to the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, where he passed on.
The school vital, Mr. Ebenezer Falayi clarified that the pitiful occurrence happened around 2.15pm at a far segment of the school in the wake of shutting hours.
Falayi stated, "This episode truly disheartened us since it was avoidable. What I accumulated from understudies who were at the spot was that the two were contending over
who had predominant power and the expired had before gone home to bring each one of those weapons which couldn't puncture the speculate when utilized on him.
"I was informed that the speculate later overwhelmed the expired and gathered those weapons and assaulted the injured individual in the chest.
Our educators, including myself, the bad habit central and enlistment center close by different instructors who were an inhabitant in the school here surged him to EKSUTH. We even took the suspect along.
"The unfortunate casualty was put in a coma, yet that couldn't encourage the circumstance, he kicked the bucket in the healing facility.
I needed to rapidly call the DPO of Odo Ado Police Station who strengthened his men and reached the police headquarters at Oke Ila, Ado Ekiti, to keep the suspect from being executed by exceedingly angered expired's relatives.
"The clinic demanded a post-mortem examination before discharging the cadaver, however, the family opposed it.
The cadaver was later discharged to the family when it about caused inconvenience in the healing facility.
"The police likewise arrested the suspect. However, I needed to ask for security reinforce around the school when there was a risk that 30 understudies will be killed in retaliation today (Friday)," Falayi expressed.
A police source, who affirmed the episode, stated: "The suspect was promptly taken to the Criminal Investigation Department at the Police Command not long after the perished was affirmed dead."
Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti Command, DSP Caleb Ikechukwu, said the suspect was in the police care while examination had started.
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