Thirteen schoolgirls have been admitted to Siavonga District Hospital after being exposed to pepper spray that was mistakenly opened in their dormitory after a pupil believed it was mosquito repellent.
The incident happened on September 27 at about 21:00 hours at Mubuyu Girls Private Boarding School in Simamba Chiefdom, Siavonga District.
Southern Province Police Commanding Officer Moono Namalongo said the matter was reported to Siavonga Police Station on September 29 by the school’s headteacher, Kingsford Njobvu, aged 39.
According to police, the incident occurred after a 17-year-old pupil returned to the school from Lusaka at about 16:00 hours, having been away with https://nkanionline.news/home/content/147d5ec8-fe3a-488f-94b5-619889d3bd2c