By Michael Ofulue, Osogbo

A yet-to-be identified man has reportedly stabbed a non-teaching staff of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Mr Abdul-azeez Abdullahi during an ongoing examination in the institution.

The incident, according to a reliable source happened around 3:00 pm last Friday.

Reports indicated that the victim was among the invigilators supervising examination.

The source said the hoodlum walked into the hall after students had been cleared for the afternoon paper, and started constituting nuisance by disrupting the ongoing examination.

The source further noted that “The disruptive and offensive behaviour of the unknown man got unbearable and eventually prompted an invigilator, Mr Abdul-azeez Abdullahi to confront him to leave the hall, and this led to altercation between the duo and the unknown man broke one of the window louvres and stabbed the invigilator, Mr Abdul-azeez in different parts of his body, which include his back, hand and head.

“After he stabbed the invigilator, he made his way out of the hall and escaped. Thereafter, Mr Abdul-azeez Abdullahi was given a first aid treatment at OSPOLY medical center, before he was taken to Ore Ofe hospital, in Iree, Osun State.”- the source added.

The Dean Of Students’ Affairs, Dr Tope Abiola, who confirmed the story said the culprit is not a student of the institution.

According to him, “The culprit is not our student. we are aware of the incident and we are collaborating with the Police to ensure that the culprit is identified and arrested. However, the member of staff of the institution who was injured by the miscreant is recovering fast.”