Outrage as Benue schoolgirls assault classmate in viral video

A shocking video circulating online has triggered widespread anger, showing a group of schoolgirls stripping and harassing a fellow student.

The clip, posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday by a user identified as #mobilisingniger, captures no fewer than five uniformed girls attacking the victim.

Although the incident is said to have occurred in Benue State, officials are yet to verify the exact school where it took place.

In the now-viral footage, the victim is seen desperately trying to cover herself as the girls laugh, drag her around, and continue the assault.

The video also shows a male student observing the incident without stepping in, while another person records the act.

The disturbing clip has sparked outrage among Nigerians, many of whom have called on the Benue State Government, the Benue State Police Command, and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons to take urgent action.

Reacting to the video, #FemVitalHub wrote on X, “This is absolutely heartbreaking and unacceptable.

No child should ever face such humiliating, dehumanising treatment from her peers. Sexual harassment and bullying like this in schools point to deeper failures in parenting, school supervision, and moral guidance.”

“This should be taken very seriously, and we should have juvenile just like every other civilised country, that way they can’t escape the justice system.

They stand to be corrected, and that can only happen in a correctional facility,” #atakapapi added.

“All of them should go to prison for doing that to their fellow human,” #BiggCoin_ similarly wrote.

On Facebook, Wuese Daniel wrote, “It’s very unfortunate how shameless and irresponsible these lads have proven to be. How many of such and even more despicable acts have gone and are going on without notice in this society? It’s obvious their intention of recording was to post and humiliate her more, but it’s now concrete evidence against them.”

Emma Nuel added, “The school management should fish out the bad eggs and hand them over for appropriate legal action. I strongly condemned the degrading treatment and torture of the victim. Let justice be done in the case.”

The latest development adds to a growing list of bullying incidents reported in Nigerian schools in recent times.

Earlier in March, the Edo State Government directed the arrest and prosecution of students at Igbinedion Education Centre after a viral clip showed two boys assaulting a fellow student on the ground.