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Tear Gas Incident At Edo Children’s Day Event Leaves Pupils Hospitalised, Bouncer Arrested

Reported by Leadership on 28 May 2026. Read the summary below, then continue to the full story.

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Onuado Cynthia
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Tear gas used by a bouncer at Wednesday’s Children’s Day celebration at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City sparked panic that left several pupils needing hospital treatment, Edo State authorities said. The disturbance began after an argument involving students of Ikhogbe Secondary School and some female pupils, eyewitnesses said. Sources told reporters that the scuffle []

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