By Folayimika Akanbi
Suspects involved in the bullying of some students at Igbinedion Education Centre, Edo State are currently undergoing interrogation in the custody of the state Police Command.
This is just as the police vowed that the suspects would be charged to the family court in accordance with laws guiding juvenile justice and child protection.
The Public Relations Officer of Edo State Police Command, Eno Ikoedem, made this known in a statement issued in Benin City, the state capital.
Wind Gate News reports that videos circulated on social media handle recently where some students of the centre were seen flogging and kicking some students believed to be their junior.
In the statement, the police said the suspects were arrested after the investigation of the videos.
“The Edo State Police Command wishes to update the general public on the viral bullying incident, which has generated widespread concern and public reactions across the state.
“Following a thorough and painstaking investigation, the Command confirms that all individuals directly connected to the incident have been identified, while those implicated have been apprehended and are being charged to the family court in accordance with extant laws guiding juvenile justice and child protection.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the incident originated on 5/03/2026 when two female students, names withheld, both aged 14, had a disagreement with a fellow student. During the altercation, the said student reportedly uttered offensive words directed at their late father, specifically saying, ‘Ogun kill your papa.’
“Angered by the remark, the girls allegedly attacked the student after school hours. In the course of the assault, a parent, who had come to pick up her son, intervened but the two girls, still enraged, turned on the woman, physically confronting her and dragging her clothes. The school management subsequently intervened and expelled the girls for engaging in violent conduct.
“On the following day (06/03/2026), a retaliatory incident occurred. The male student, whose mother was earlier assaulted, attacked the victim in the viral video in what has been identified as a revenge assault, which was recorded and posted by one of the students. The victim being the brother of the girls that assaulted his mother,” the police said.
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