Many Nigerians were devastated by the events surrounding the death of 14-year-old Karen-Happuch Akpagher, a boarder at Premiere Academy, Lugbe, Abuja, who was sexually abused before losing her life as a result of complications, in June 2021. It was said that a condom had been placed in her genital area. Karen’s mother, Vivien Akpagher, said that Premier Academy, the institution she sent her daughter to, protected an alleged paedophile and then went on a publicity blitz to safeguard their reputation. She said that the hospital where her daughter passed away on June 22, 2021, had verified the cause of death.

A report of Don Davis, an 11-year-old junior secondary school pupil at Deeper Life High School in Uyo, surfaced in December 2020. When Davis’ mother, Deborah Okezie, shared his pictures and videos via social media, she revealed how the small boy had been physically and sexually assaulted by his older classmates and starved by the school administration for bedwetting. He was reportedly transferred from his dormitory to a more senior hostel, where he was routinely beaten by his peers, as the school administration intensified the punishment.

In 2018, an 11-year-old kid was forced to perform oral sex on senior school mates at a special school for the Deaf in Kuje, Abuja. The child described being pulled out of school at night to a meeting where males performed rituals, drew children’s blood, forced them to engage in carnal behaviour, and further killed people. He communicated his story using sign language. The young victim said that every time he disobeyed orders, he was brutalised.

Sylvester Oromoni was said to have passed away on November 30, 2021, after suffering from several internal injuries after being brutally beaten by bullies at his boarding school in Dowen College, Lagos. According to reports, the young victim resisted pressure to join a cult despite the intense levels of coercion adopted by his classmates. He had told his parents right before he passed away that he did not play football. He stated that five students broke into his room, turned out the lights, and beat him up in front of other classmates. This information was given by Sylvester’s parents. In addition, the parents said that their child was given a chemical-like liquid to drink as punishment for declining to join their cult.