NAPTIP begins investigation into viral Benue schoolgirl assault video
Metro NAPTIP begins investigation into viral Benue schoolgirl assault video Published on March 30, 2026 By Winner James googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has commenced investigation into a viral video depicting a group of female students assaulting and stripping their classmate in Benue State. In a statement official X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday, the agency said it has instructed its Benue State Command to act without delay. “This is indeed a sad development. The case has been forwarded to our Benue State Command, which has been directed to immediately liaise with the relevant agencies in the state to ensure swift and appropriate action on the matter,” NAPTIP wrote. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); The agency’s response comes amid intense public backlash following the circulation of the video earlier on Monday. The footage shows no fewer than five girls, dressed in school uniforms, humiliating another student, who was seen trying to shield herself as the attackers mocked her and filmed the incident. Don't Miss Court sentence two to death for killing mum in Delta You may like Outrage as female students sexually assault classmate in Benue school Benue: Agatu residents protest, demand exit of herdsmen ahead of farming season Vehicle stolen in Benue recovered 11 years later in Ebonyi Troops neutralise terrorists in Benue, lose one soldier in gun battle FRSC recovers stolen car 11 years after theft in Benue Troops arrest three suspected terrorists, seize AK-47 in Benue