An alarm has been raised after an unusual item made by a primary school pupil was discovered in Maiduguri, Borno state capital. It was gathered that a gun (rifle) model was made by a primary four student who used rods from classroom chairs for his construction.

The item was recovered from the pupil and confiscated by the school authorities.

The Facebook user who shared the pictures – didn’t reveal whether any action was taken against the pupil.