A viral video of female students bullying a lone female student at Lead British School, Abuja, has generated outrage online.
In the videos shared online, female students, dressed in school uniform, were seen slapping one female student identified as Namtira Bwala.
The students could be heard interrogating the bullied student; “What’s the boy’s name?”, as they confronted her and slapped her across both cheeks.
Another video shows one of the bullies, identified as Maryam, asking, “Who broke my heart?” repeatedly as she slapped Namtira.
She then warned “don’t touch my hand” as Namtira tried to protect herself from the slaps.
Afterwards, Namtira stopped trying to prevent the slaps and calmly took them.
Students in the background are heard claiming Namtira “snatched” someone as they confronted her.
Namtira Bwala, said to be the daughter of author Daniel Bwala, did not retaliate as they hit her.
Though in a statement posted on his X, the lawyer and former spokesman to PDP presidential candidate at the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar refuted reports that the bullied student in the trending video is his daughter.
Bwala however condemned the act as he called for punitive measures on students caught to have bullied Namtira.
Meanwhile, in a statement, the management of Lead British School reacted after the video went viral noting that they have initiated an investigation and will be working with the perpetrators and their families while providing support for the victim.
The video has stirred outrage and led to the hashtag #JusticeForNamtira.
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This video is very triggering and painful to watch.
Apparently the bullied student at Lead British School Abuja is Namtira Bwala not Maryam.#JusticeForNamtira #LeadBritishSchool pic.twitter.com/RD63uTS3kz— IHUOMA (@officialIhuoma) April 23, 2024
