The Edo State Government has said the parents of the erring students involved in the viral assault video at Igbinedion Education Centre, would be prosecuted.
The Commissioner for Information in the state, Kassim Afegbua, made this known on Monday during an interview on Channels Television programme, Sunrise Daily
Afegbua stated that the government took immediate action after seeing the video and directed its Police Command to launch a probe into the matter.
He described the case as disturbing, saying the Governor Monday Okpebholo-led administration has set up a committee to get to the root of the incident.
“It is quite disturbing when we heard it. We were just wondering what could have warranted this,” Afegbua said.
“It is very unacceptable; there would be no justification for that kind of treatment. We took an action that led to the expulsion of the students involved.
It is not just about the expulsion; we also directed the police to make sure that those students are properly arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law.”
He condemned the viral video, assuring that the law would be meted out on those responsible for it.
Afegbua emphasised that the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, has assured the state government that the parents of the affected students involved in the bullying would report to the police headquarters in Benin City.
