By Rasaq Ibrahim, Ado-Ekiti
Ekiti State Government has said it has begun investigation into the circumstances surrounding alleged lock-up of pupils of a private school in Ado-Ekiti over non-payment of tax.
Officials of the state revenue service had allegedly sealed off a private nursery and primary school and prevented pupils from leaving for their homes after closing.
A video clip, which went viral on social media platforms yesterday, gave a pictorial evidence of how the main gate of the school located at Basiri, Ado-Ekiti was sealed off, with children left inside the school till dusk after they had closed at 3:30pm.
The government in a statement by Information Commissioner Akin Omole denied that the pupils were locked up and assaulted.
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