- The mother of the girl has implored the school authorities and the state government to ensure the culprit is brought to book
In Rivers state, a teenager has been apprehended for allegedly defiling his 11-year-old female schoolmate.
The incident reportedly happened in the school premises at Rumukwurusi, on the outskirts of Port Harcourt last Friday.
According to reports, the 16-year-old suspect was said to have ambushed the victim pushed her down from behind and carried out the heinous act in the school premises in the presence of his friends.
Shortly after committing the act, the boy was said to have scaled the school fence to escape but was later caught by the school authorities, while the girl was taken to an undisclosed hospital for treatment..
Meanwhile, the mother of the girl has implored the school authorities and the state government to ensure the culprit is brought to book.
The distraught woman, said to be a widow, disclosed that she got a distress call from the school to come over immediately.
Speaking during an interview on a radio station (Nigeria Info) in Port Harcourt, she said when she got there she saw her daughter bleeding profusely.
She said, “The school should provide the boy that did that thing and I want justice for my daughter. I’m a widow and I don’t have anybody. It is just me and my children. They should provide the boy. He should not go free at all because maybe he has been doing it to other people, but he will not go free this time. And I want people to help me.”
“I got a call from the school that I should come because it was an emergency. I had to rush to the school. When I got there, I saw my daughter bleeding seriously. The bleeding was too much.
“I had to secure my daughter first by bringing her to the hospital while the boy was still in the school custody. They said they would hold the boy for me. The doctors have not said anything yet. They are just taking care of her at the moment, but the situation is still like that, no improvement and the money is expensive.”
The situation has sparked outrage on social media with many condemning the act and calling for the arrest and prosecution of the suspect.
The spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident, saying the male student has been arrested, while investigation is ongoing.
Iringe-Koko said, “The boy has been arrested and the matter has been transferred to the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department. The outcome of our investigation would be made known subsequently