Efforts by a young man to meet his highschool girlfriend did not bore fruits after he was caught in the school compound.
In a report by the DCI, the 18-year-old was unmasked by other girls who raised alarm.
According to sources from the school in Karima location, the young man from Gatugi Day Secondary School was dressed in the girls’ school uniform.
He joined a group of girls as they walked to their dormitories from their evening preps, minutes past 10pm.
He then sought to know from one of the girls the whereabouts of a specific girl.
"The girl became suspicious since the voice sounded unfamiliar and husky, prompting her to have a closer look at him, only to realise it was a man dressed like a girl," DCI said.
She immediately screamed prompting the same from the other girls, as they fled ibnto different directions almost causing a stampede.
The school guard who heard the screams and scuffles rushed towards the dormitories to establish what was happening.
On his way, he encounter a young man who had pulled his skirt above the knees as he sped off looking for an escape route.
The guard immediately pounced on his shoulders and pinned him down.
Police officers were alerted by the school principal and responded immediately.
The young man told the officers that he had been invited over by his girlfriend for some unspecified business.
Three condoms, a mobile phone and a lighter were recovered from the student who had stuffed his chest with pieces of clothings, to create a false impression of a female bosom.
He was taken to Othaya police station where he is being processed for the offence of an intention to commit a felony.
This incident comes as secondary schools are preparing to sit their national examinations from December 2, 2022.
