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A devastating spiritual attack has sent home seven female students of a Universal Basic Education Junior Secondary School in Makurdi, Benue state.

According to PUNCH, four of the students suffered the attack on Friday and were sent home alongside three others on Monday after they had the same experience.

Head Teacher, Catherine Ahom said the attack often starts with the student experiencing a seizure as well as chest pain.

Ahom said some of the affected students will thereafter start to fall down while others would be running around.

Teacher Ahom explained that the spiritual attack is known as ‘Iyor genen’ in Tiv language.

The Education Secretary for Markudi Local Government Area, Patrick Aese however, dismissed fears generated by the incident.

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Aese noted that the attack is a common occurrence in Tiv land, adding that such was not contagious as rumored.

The education secretary added that such an attack is usually caused by noise and colors such as red.

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“It is a spiritual matter. Just go back to the school tomorrow, those children will be back to normal. If it were to be at the village, traditionalists know what to administer and within one hour they become normal. They know how they control it to make it subside,” Aese said.

“Within the area where it happens frequently, we don’t fear it. We know the limitations and how it can be contained, it is not transferable. The thing started many years ago, our forefathers inherited it.

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“It is most common during burial and in most cases while whistling. Noise and some colors like red trigger it among the affected people and when attacked, the affected people will be running and manifesting uncommon strength.”

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