UK police said on Tuesday that they were questioning a teenager suspected of stabbing two boys at a London school, as counter-terrorism officers took over the investigation.

The suspect, said to be 13, was arrested several hours after allegedly fleeing the site of the attack on the boys aged 12 and 13, and police had recovered the suspected weapon used, according to London’s Metropolitan Police.

“We await an update on how they are, though we understand their conditions to be serious,” Detective Chief Superintendent Luke Williams told reporters at Kingsbury High School in northwest London.

“The suspect was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody for questioning by our officers,” he said.

“At this very early stage, we are keeping an open mind as to any motivation behind this attack.

“However, due to the surrounding circumstances, the investigation is now being led by officers from counter-terrorism policing London who are working closely with our local officers in response to this incident.”

Williams added that the stabbing had not yet been declared “a terrorist incident” and noted that police were not looking for anyone else over the incident.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said she was “heartbroken to hear about the stabbings”, noting her ministry was “in contact with the school and council to offer support”.

Students were still being interviewed by police in one of the school’s halls, more than three hours after the usual school day finished, media reported.

The UK, and London in particular, has long grappled with teenage violence and the use of knives, while violence within schools has been growing nationwide, according to unions representing teachers.

A 15-year-old boy was remanded in custody in Wales last week after being charged with the attempted murder of a female teacher after allegedly attacking her with a kitchen knife.

Both teenage victims in the London stabbings, which occurred just after midday, were taken to hospital.

“We treated two patients in total. We took one patient to hospital and the other as a priority to a major trauma centre,” the London Ambulance Service said.

In a letter to parents, Kingsbury High School headteacher Alex Thomas said it had been “a deeply traumatic event for the whole school community”.

“The situation is under control,” he added, noting some parts of the school — which serves nearly 2,000 pupils aged 11 to 18 — will be closed Wednesday.

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced its Premium Motor Spirit gantry price by N25 per litre, lowering its ex-depot rate from N799 to N774 per litre in what industry analysts describe as a strategic price recalibration amid evolving market dynamics in 2026.

The refinery communicated the price adjustment to marketers on Tuesday, noting that the new rate takes immediate effect.

In a notice issued by its Group Commercial Operations Department, Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE stated, “This is to notify you of a change in our PMS gantry price from N799 per litre to N774 per litre.”

The refinery also informed marketers that its PMS lifting incentive had ended.

“Additionally, please note that the PMS lifting bonus ended at 12:00 a.m. on 10th February 2026. The corresponding credit for volumes loaded from 2nd to 10th February 2026, within the stipulated volume thresholds earlier communicated, will be posted to your account statement. Thank you for your continued partnership,” the notice read.

The closure of the bonus window, alongside the price cut, signals a transition from volume-driven incentives to a more stable pricing regime as the refinery consolidates its domestic market presence.

The latest reduction comes against the backdrop of volatile PMS pricing in 2025, following the full deregulation of the downstream sector and the removal of petrol subsidies.

Throughout much of 2025, PMS ex-depot prices fluctuated sharply, driven by exchange rate pressures, global crude oil movements and reliance on imported fuel. Ex-depot prices at various points ranged between N700 and over N800 per litre, while pump prices climbed even higher in several parts of the country.

The commencement of large-scale domestic supply from the Dangote refinery late in the year helped moderate prices, particularly along coastal and southern supply corridors, easing pressure on import parity pricing.

In early 2026, Dangote’s PMS gantry price had increased to N799 per litre after selling to Nigerians at N699 during the festive period.

The latest N25 cut to N774 per litre suggests easing cost pressures and improving operational efficiency, as well as growing competition from alternative supply channels, including imported cargoes and expected output from modular refineries.

Dangote Petroleum Refinery, with a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, is Africa’s largest single-train refinery and a cornerstone of Nigeria’s drive to reduce fuel imports and conserve foreign exchange.

Since commencing PMS supply to the domestic market, the refinery has increasingly shaped downstream pricing dynamics, often acting as a reference point for ex-depot rates.

Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory, has hinted that President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the political crisis involving the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, would be the final time the President would step in to resolve the dispute.

Wike stated this on Tuesday while speaking with journalists after inspecting ongoing infrastructure projects in the FCT, shortly after the President brokered a fresh peace move between him and Fubara at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday night.

Addressing questions on the Rivers crisis, Wike said the President acted in his capacity as a father figure and peacemaker, but stressed that such intervention should not become a recurring issue.

“All I can tell you is that Mr President has been very kind to the people of the state. If there seems to be a problem between the legislature and the governor, as a father, he really has to intervene,” Wike said.

He added, “I remember this is the second time Mr President has intervened. I believe, by the grace of God, this will be the last time. I have told the Assembly to obey Mr President, which I know they will not hesitate to do. I also believe that this is the final time we must be hearing this kind of discourse.”