The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two pupils of Community Primary School, Isheri Olofin, for allegedly setting fire to their school.

The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. She said the minors, aged six and nine years, gained access to one of the unlocked classrooms at the school and set fire to books left behind by the teachers and pupils.

“Two pupils of Community Primary school, Isheri Olofin, aged six years and nine years, both residents of the Isheri Olofin community, have been apprehended for setting fire to their school and properties of the school on October 29.

“The incident was reported to the police by a chief in the community. According to the report, the minors gained access to one of the unlocked classrooms at Community Primary School Isheri Olofin. They then proceeded to gather books left behind by the teachers and pupils and set them on fire. The value of the damaged books is currently unknown.

“Upon receiving the report, the Anti-Crime and Detectives Unit visited the scene and brought the alleged children to the police station for interrogation,” she informed.

The parents or guardians of the minors would be invited to the station as soon as possible, the police spokesperson further made known.

“The police have started making inquiries on how to contact their parents as this is a very serious crime for these children to get themselves involved with. The police will unravel and update members of the public in due course if there are other persons who may have instigated the youngsters,” she stated.