Police invite parents as Igbinedion school students assault classmate

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The police have invited parents of a student of Igbinedion Education Centre, a private secondary school in Benin, Edo State, who was assaulted by some of his classmates as seen in a viral video to file a formal complaint.

According to the police, the step is to identify the victim and launch an investigation into the incident.

Meanwhile, the management of the centre has expelled the two students who allegedly assaulted the victim.

The decision follows public outrage after a video surfaced online showing two male students attacking another student while a third student filmed the incident.

In the viral video that circulated on X, one of the students dragged the boy by his suit and stomped on his chest, leaving him crying in pain, while the student recording the assault pleaded on his behalf.

The school management, according to a statement issued on Friday, described the behaviour as disturbing and contrary to the values it upholds.

The institution reiterated its strict zero-tolerance policy against bullying, intimidation, harassment, cultism, and any form of violence. Punch