- Safiu Kehinde
Two senior secondary school students of Igbinedion Education Centre in Edo state have been captured in a viral video assaulting their junior colleague.
The disturbing video shared on X on Friday showed one of the senior students beating the junior student with belt and kicking.
His other colleague thereafter dragged the boy with his suit and stomped his chest, leaving him crying in pain as the third senior student recording the incident pleaded on his behalf.
The video had however sparked public outrage with netizens demanding the arrest of the senior students over the act of bullying.
“This is really disturbing. No student, regardless of seniority, should be treated this way. Schools must be safe spaces for learning and growth, and acts like this should be condemned and dealt with firmly to protect every child.”@Amehokwuchukwu
“I trust the family wey I come from, dem go don expel the bastard comot from school, even teacher sef no go wan pass e boundary!! Rubbish This is very common in boarding schools.”@Ehis752020
“Firstly, get him and the guy expelled. Second the authority @EdoPoliceNGÂ must investigate the school – such may have been happening off the Internet. The fact that he recorded this means he has so strong backing that is capable of burying the case. Justice must be served.” @AzHotTakes
“This is inhumane. They should be punished. I wouldn’t even take it lightly with them if it was my younger brother.”@prochibelrex
“This is attempted murder. They should be arrested and charged to court after being handled by area boys. Their parent should be ashamed of themselves.”@iamkingnitt
“We all did this in secondary school when post was handed over to us”@D_kingsevidence
“And na private school o? People wey them go carry give area boys for upper make them beat!! crase comot their body first lol them go see juniors dey run”@therestricted0
“I hope they have been fished out and handed over to the police. This is not acceptable!”@dammygtnet