Students flee as Python sleep on the bed in hostel in Delta

Students of the Novena University, Ogume, in the Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State have fled the school after they were reportedly chased by a python that invaded a female hostel in the school.

Newsflash Nigeria gathered that palpable fear gripped the students after finding the python on the bed of one of the rooms in the female hostel.

According to a report gathered by our correspondent said that the python was found at an early hour of Monday, creating panic among students.

Some students who spoke with Newsflash Nigeria over the incident said the students woke up around 5.30 am and found the snake on the bed of one of them.

One of them said “We saw a big snake that slept overnight with us on the same bed in one of the female hostels.

“The snake crawled into the hostel and found its way to the bed. One of the female students who slept in the room screamed, which drew the attention of other students. As I speak, they have vacated the hostel,” the source added.

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The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mr Emmanuel Odishika, confirmed the incident.

He said, “The community has a sacred snake and from time to time students run into it, but it does not hurt anybody.

 “The university is over 16 years old, founded in 2005, and since then, the snake never hurt anybody. The snake is not harmful.

“We usually give students orientation whenever we admit new students; older students don’t panic because they are aware of it. We cannot restrict the snake’s movement.”

Odishika said there was no overgrown grass on the school premises, adding that the snake did not require weed to visit the school.

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