13-year-old SS1 Student Commits Suicide After Being Accused Of Touching A Female Student’s Buttocks

A 13-year-old SS1 student has allegedly committed suicide after being accused of sexual assault in school.

Investigations are going on by the police to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the death of the boy.

The deceased simply identified as Juwon, a student of Foldemi Private School located at Ola Farm area of Abaranje, Ikotun, Lagos, was suspended from school after he was accused of touching the butt of a female classmate, named Chinaza.

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He however denied the accusation after the incident was reported to the school management and they questioned him.

He was found culpable, and was suspended for two weeks to serve as a deterrent to other students.

According to reports, when the boy got home his parents were not home, so he ingested the Sniper insecticide.

He was found unconscious with a bottle of Sniper insecticide beside him, when his parents returned home.

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He was taken to a hospital where doctors certified him dead, his corpse was taken to the cemetery and buried immediately.

Juwon’s death sparked a protest in the area as his classmates and other youths in the area stormed Chinaza’s home to attack her since they blamed his death on her.

 Chinaza’s parents snuck her out of the compound. She’s remained in hiding since then.

It was also gathered that the school has remained locked to avoid reprisal attacks. The school’s management directed the students to embark on a midterm break to calm the tension resulting from the death of Juwon.

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