A tragic incident has sparked outrage and raised serious questions in Ughelli, Delta State, following the death of a six-year-old Primary One pupil of Kogbodi International School during school hours.
The circumstances surrounding the boy’s death have left his family and members of the public demanding urgent answers from the school management, particularly over how the child allegedly left the school premises without being noticed.
According to information gathered, the six-year-old boy and a four-year-old girl were reportedly picked up by the school bus on September 25, 2026, to attend Kogbodi International School, which they had been attending.
However, tragedy reportedly struck later that day when the boy was said to have left the school premises during school hours without the knowledge of the school authorities.
The child was subsequently reportedly found dead around the frontage of Union Bank in Ughelli, with allegations that he had been hit by a moving trailer.
The circumstances leading from the child being inside the school to his alleged presence on the road remain unclear, raising questions about the school’s supervision and child-safety procedures.
The development has reportedly left the family devastated, with relatives questioning how a six-year-old child could leave the school during academic hours without the school management immediately noticing his absence.
Speaking with one of the family members who identified himself as the deceased boy’s uncle, he expressed deep anger and frustration over the incident.
According to him, the family had entrusted the child’s safety and education to the school and expected the institution to exercise the necessary level of care and supervision.
He questioned how a child as young as six could allegedly leave the school unnoticed and only be discovered after a fatal road incident.
The incident has also generated reactions from members of the public, with growing calls for the circumstances surrounding the child’s death to be properly established.
Questions being raised include how the boy allegedly left the school premises, whether school authorities were aware of his absence, how long he was missing before the discovery of his death, and what measures were in place to prevent pupils from leaving the school unattended.
The family and concerned members of the public are particularly seeking clarification on the school’s account of events, as several aspects of the incident remain unclear.
The circumstances surrounding the death have heightened calls for a thorough investigation by the relevant authorities to establish exactly what happened to the child and determine whether there was any failure in the school’s supervision or child-protection procedures.
As of the time of filing this report, the specific circumstances under which the boy allegedly left the school and the full sequence of events leading to his death had not been independently established.
Kogbodi International School management has also not, in the information available for this report, provided a detailed public account addressing the questions being raised by the bereaved family.
The family is therefore calling on the school management and relevant authorities to provide clear answers and establish the circumstances that led to the death of the six-year-old pupil.
The death of a child under such circumstances has left one central question demanding an answer: how did a six-year-old pupil leave the school during school hours without being noticed?*
