The incident occurred after the spiritualist, Abdul Latif, accused one of the students of stealing a mobile phone belonging to a junior student. Reports stated that the phone had gone missing, and the students reportedly sought the intervention of the spiritualist to help them identify who stole the phone. The altercation began when the spiritualist, known locally for his divination practices, pointed fingers at one of the students, alleging that the individual had stolen a mobile phone that had gone missing from the spiritualist's premises. The incident occurred on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at about 8pm. The accused student, who strongly denied the allegations, reportedly became agitated.