A teenage girl in Rivers State has alleged that the chairman of Ahoada West Local Government Area ordered an assault on her after she shared photos and a video online highlighting the terrible state of a secondary school in her community.
Ogadinma Minnie Uchechi, a resident of Odiokwu community — which happens to be the hometown of the chairman, Eugene Cheta Epelle — posted images showing the school’s crumbling buildings, leaking roofs, and generally unsafe conditions.
Her aim, she said, was simply to draw attention to the poor state of the only secondary school serving the area and push for repairs.
Instead of addressing the issue, things took a nasty turn.
According to Uchechi and several eyewitness accounts circulating online, the chairman visited her family home accompanied by his brother and some men.
During the confrontation, she claims his brother physically attacked her, leaving her with visible injuries including a swollen and bruised lip.
Photos that have gone viral on social media show the young woman with clear facial swelling and cuts, alongside images of the dilapidated school building — broken windows, damaged walls, and roofs that look ready to collapse.
The posts have sparked widespread anger, with thousands of people reposting them and calling for the chairman to face investigation and possible prosecution.
The incident has ignited fresh outrage over how local leaders in parts of Rivers State respond to criticism, especially when it touches on basic things like education and infrastructure.
Many residents point out the irony: the school is falling apart right in the chairman’s own village, yet instead of fixing it, the response was allegedly violence against a young person trying to speak up.
Uchechi, who has reportedly spoken to local media and human rights groups like FIDA (International Federation of Women Lawyers), insists her post was not meant to attack anyone personally.
She just wanted the government to step in and make the school safe for students again.
The Ahoada West Local Government has pushed back against the claims, calling them false and misleading.
In a statement reported by some outlets, officials denied that the chairman ordered or took part in any assault, though they have not yet provided detailed counter-evidence or addressed the school’s condition directly.
The story has spread quickly across X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook, with people tagging the Rivers State governor and demanding action.
Comments range from calls for the chairman’s arrest to broader frustration about neglected schools across the state and how power is sometimes used to silence ordinary voices.
For now, no official police investigation has been publicly confirmed, but pressure is building online and in the community for answers — and for someone to finally fix that school.
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