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Saratu Abubakar, Staff Reporter

Seven students that were involved in the viral bullying video have been reffered to court by Kalba's Public Prosecution.

The defendants will be appearing in court on Thursday.

According to reports, the charges lined up against the defendants include assault, verbal abuse, filming and sharing of the video on social media without obtaining consent.

Two of the defendants have been sent to a juvenile center, affiliated with the Ministry of Interior.

The defendants concluded their exams before they were taken into custody.