Teenager rapes 11-year-old schoolmate in Port Harcourt
The boy was said to have committed the crime as his friends watched on in their school.
Rivers PPRO confirmed his arrest [ICIR Nigeria]
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The teenager was said to have defiled his 11-year-old female schoolmate in their school premises at Rumukwurusi, on the outskirts of Port Harcourt on Friday, March 15, 2024.
It was gathered that, while the randy student carried out the act, his friends watched the scene as he pushed down the girl from behind and had his way inside the school premises.
Shortly after committing the act, the boy reportedly scaled the school fence to escape but was later held by the school authorities, while the girl was taken to an undisclosed hospital for treatment.
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Meanwhile, the mother of the girl spoke with Nigeria Info, a radio station in Port Harcourt, where she called on the school authorities and the state government to ensure the perpetrator is brought to book.
The distraught woman said to be a widow, narrated that she got a distress call from the school to come over immediately, saying 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.”
She further said her daughter lost so much blood from the incident.
“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.
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“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 provoked outrage on social media with many people condemning the act and calling for the arrest and prosecution of the suspect.
When contacted, Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Grace Iringe-Koko said the male student has been arrested, while an investigation is ongoing.
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