The Aziikiwe Police Division on Tueaday evening,June 24th,2025 quizzed the Proprietor and Proprietress of Christ Ambassadors Mission International School located in EagleIsland Over burning of a female student of the school, aged fourteen years with hot pressing Iron all over her body allegedly by Principal of the school.
We learnt that residents at Amazing grace junction at EagleIsland,PortHarcourt who saw the body of the teenage interrogated her,to know her she sustained the burns on her body The teenage girl informed them that that her Anty reported her to the school, that she allegedly stole 30,000 naira,an allegation the teenage girl denied
The residents who saw her anty walking out intercepted and held her as the crowd continued to surge
Speaking on the incident,Prince Wiro a rights Advocate and National Coordinator if Centrw for Basic Rights Protection And Accountability Campaign said he received a call from a resident on the incident and quickly rushed down to the scene with intention of reporting the incident first at the Police post at the EagleIsland.
“Upon my arrival at the scene,Police operatives were at the scene already with large angry crowd who wanted to beat up the the anty of the teenage girl.So i pleaded with them to hand over the suspect and the child ro the Police,that I will go with them to the station,which I did.
“At the Police Station the child said it was the school principal,one Priscilia in company of another teacher who used hot press Iron to to burn her, that she(teenage girl) should confess to stealing the 30,000 naira,her anty said was missing.
“The proprietor and proprietress of the school were invited and were being questioned by the Police as at the time I was leaving the Police station
“I condemn the torture on the teenage girl and call for thorough investigation by the Police,whosoever that is culpable in the course of investigation should face the law It is man’s inhumanity to man” Mr Wiro said
As at presstime the female Principal has not been seen