A suspected female cultist, Josephine, and her gang have allegedly damaged the right eye of their classmate, identified as Lilian Friday.
The victim is an SS1 student of Community Secondary School Otuoke, Bayelsa State.
The incident reportedly happened on Friday evening. The suspected cultist, also an SS1 student of the same secondary school, was reported to have been mounting pressure and persuading Lilian to join her cult group, but she declined. LIB reports.
The victims’ uncle, one Mr.Benson, said Lilian was attacked late on Friday while returning from his place. He said Lilian’s classmate met her on the way and insisted that Lilian join her cult group.
Lilian’s refusal provoked the suspect who vowed to revenge by disfiguring her face.
The two classmates started fighting, and then the suspect alerted her gang members, who came along and had the victim held to the ground, stabbed her right eye and then took off.
According to LIB efforts to arrest the suspect have not been successful, as the Otuoke community is yet to grant arrest warrant to the parents of the victim.
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