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Parents raise alarm as teacher disappears with N2m WAEC enrolment fee in Edo

A private school teacher in Edo State has allegedly escaped with N2 million enrolment fees meant meant for the enrollment of pupils for the West African Examination Senior Secondary School Examinations (WASSCE).

It was gathered that the money was handed over to the teacher for safe keeping due to lack of commercial banks in the area.

The teacher was said to be working at Gilgal Private School, located at Iguobazuwa the headquarters of Ovia South-west Local Government Area of the state.

The proprietor of the said school was arrested by police operatives of Iguobazuwa division after parents raised alarm over the missing money.

When contacted, the spokesman of the Edo State Police Command, SP Bello Kotongs, promised to obtain a brief from the Divisional Police officer (DPO) in the area for details

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