A man suspected to be a lunatic, Oke Loya, on Thursday strangled a 17-year old student of ljaw National High School in Arogbo, Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, Meretighan Timibra, to death.
The victim was said to have been attacked by the suspect inside a hall, where he was writing his Junior West Africa Examination Council (WAEC).
It was gathered that the victim, earlier in the day had taken shelter at the school security gate house, where also the suspected lunatic was sitted when it was raining.
The victim allegedly engaged the suspect in a hot exchange of words and during the argument called him a mad man.
The victim reportedly fled the scene and went into the classroom to write his examination when the suspect traced him there and attacked him.
The suspect attacked him while writing the examination.
A student, who narrated the incident, said: “It started like a joke. The victim and other students were coming to school for their junior WAEC examination when the rain suddenly started.
“They all ran to take shelter at the school security gatehouse. They met other people at the gate house.
“This particular student challenged the suspect and asked what he was doing at the school security gate house.
“After much exchange of hot words, he called him a mad man and other students also joined to mock the suspect.
“The suspect later went to the victim’s classroom where he attacked him while he was writing his exams.
“He grabbed the victim, put his head under his armpit and strangled him to death.
“Everyone in the classroom including the teachers, scampered for safety leaving the victim.
“By the time they returned with the school principal, it was the lifeless body of the student that they met.
“The suspect escaped from the scene of the crime but was later arrested by the police detectives.”
Confirming the incident, the state police command spokesperson, Funmi Odunlami, disclosed that the principal of the school reported the matter to the police.
According to her: “The Principal of the school came to the station and reported that one Oke Loya, aged 27 who took a shed at the school security gate during raining strangled to death one Meretighan Timibra aged 17 years of Arogbo lbe.
However, she said the suspect has been arrested.
She said the suspect, during police interrogation, claimed the victim called him a mad man.
She added that the suspect would be charged to court for murder at the end of investigation.
