The boyfriend to Pretty Nicole, a girl who has been trending in a video circulating on social media, could be charged with cases of defilement.
For three days now, a video in which a young girl is being assaulted by her friends has been circulating all over social media. The girl was being beaten for allegedly sleeping with her friend’s boyfriend. The name of the girl in the video is Pretty Nicole and according to her mother, she is only 14.
According to the recent videos seen on social media, Nicole who is still nursing injuries, has been hanging out with a group of girls in various bars and nightclubs around town at such a tender age. Many people say she was exposed to adult life while she is still young.
Most of the news has been rotating around people feeling sorry for her and the need to arrest her tormentors but very few people have been talking about how this young girl ended up in a sexual relationship at such a tender age. The alleged boyfriend, who is not clearly seen in the video, and is probably on the run, should also be arrested for sleeping with an underage girl. Police should interrogate him on how he came into contact with her and what his motives with her are.
According to the constitution of Uganda, it is only people above the age of 18 are meant to engage in sexual intercourse since they can decide on their own. Pretty Nicole on the other hand is also faulted for running away from her mother in Mpigi only to come to Kampala to party and abandon school. This information was revealed by a caretaker with whom Nicole has been staying, ever since she ran away from her home.
For six months, Pretty Nicole hasn’t been staying with her mother and this is dangerous. Her mother, who was visibly broken and crying, on seeing the video of her daughter being battered, said that she needs justice for her daughter and called out the Speaker of parliament Rt. Hon. Anita Among to help her in this fight.
By press time, one of the girls seen battering Nicole had been arrested by police and we believe that this is a step in the right direction and that more girls will be arrested as time goes on. Mr. Luke Owoyesigyire, the deputy Police spokesperson in Kampala metropolitan area, said that the suspect is called Kafta Queen and she is 18.
However, Pretty Nicole’s case should act as an example to many girls out there who choose to run away from their homes, go against their parent’s advice, and engage in sex at an under age, that their actions could turn out for the worst. Stay blessed.
