A man has suffocated in the ceiling of Government Primary School, Aka Offot, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
It was gathered that the man was in the ceiling in the process of stealing from the school. Two of his gang members were arrested during the incident.
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The village head of Aka Offot, Etteidung Francis Udo, who lamented the dilapidated state of the school, said stealing and vandalisation of school property in the area were alarming.
Udo said, “Stealing and wanton destruction of school property at Government Primary School, Aka Offot in Obio Imo, is very pathetic and has continued for a long time now despite government intervention to save the situation.
An official of the school, who would not want to be named, said the theft and vandalism started in 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown.
