A student of Community Secondary School (CSS), Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State has allegedly sent the school scampering after detonating teargas in class.
The incident is said to have taken place on May 23.
It was gathered that a Senior Secondary School 2 student brought the device to class and handed it to another student who reportedly set it loose.
In a video posted on Twitter by a user identified as @jide_fatus, students are seen jumping through fences to avoid being caught up by the flames as teachers looked on helplessly.
The user also said that those who were injured in the incident were being treated at the hospital.
“Some casualties with fractured hand, legs, injuries and asthmatic patients are in the hospital,” the user wrote.
