Principal escapes lynching for allegedly defiling 17-year-old schoolboy in Anambra
An angry mob almost lynched the Principal of Seat of Wisdom Secondary School, Okija, Modestus Eze, in Anambra state for allegedly having sexual relations with a 17-year-old student.
It was gathered that the timely intervention of the police saved the principal.
“It was the police that saved the man. He would have been dead by now. He has been doing this for years now,” a source tells Punch.
The managed to escape from the scene in the ensuing confusion and is on the run.
The Anambra State Public Relations Officer, Haruna Umar, confirmed the story.
“Some charms and Juju deities spread with a red substance suspected to be fresh blood were also discovered in some isolated rooms within the school premises,” Umar said.
“The Suspect is still on the run and efforts are being intensified to apprehend him in order to bring him to Justice.”
He said the school had been cordoned off by the Police while an investigation was ongoing.
