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On the first of this month, there have been stories that some college students of the Federal Authorities Faculty, Ijaniki, Lagos State, had been caught participating in intercourse romps in lodges in the neighborhood.
In line with stories, the female and male college students who reportedly jumped the college’s fence and stayed out of college for days are between the ages of 14 and 17.
Sources advised PUNCH that for three classes, together with the simply concluded first time period, a few of the college students, numbering about seven males and 5 females, had been leaving the college unnoticed. It was additionally alleged that they engaged in threesomes and used medication like codeine, molly, amongst others.
Their escapades had been delivered to the college’s discover after one of many male college students impregnated a feminine colleague.
A supply advised the publication;
“There’s a chance that some workers are additionally concerned in the entire atrocities as a result of how will a secondary faculty pupil depart the college atmosphere for days with out anybody noticing? A few of the workers are benefiting from it in some way.”
Some mother and father who confirmed the event, accused the college of negligence and allegedly plotting to cowl up the scandal.
A father or mother recognized merely as Alex stated;
“That is occurring due to the negligence of the principal and the housemasters and mistress. If one thing like that goes hidden, my youngsters are in that college; they’ll develop into victims.”
One other father or mother, Johnson Smith stated;
“The administration wants to accentuate efforts at cleaning the college as a result of these unhealthy eggs will corrupt our youngsters. One thing pressing must be achieved in making certain that self-discipline is restored.”
Chairman of the Mother or father-Trainer Affiliation of the college, Olusola Tokede, who additionally confirmed the incident, refuted claims that the college was making an attempt to cowl up the incident. Tokede stated the scholars had been caught by the college administration at lodges on two completely different events after noticing their absence.
He added that asides expelling and suspending a few of the college students concerned, the college has additionally engaged the service of native safety guards to make sure the atmosphere was being monitored.
Tokede stated;
“We had been those who advised the mother and father about it on the platform (WhatsApp). I don’t know why some mother and father try to be mischievous by saying the college didn’t do something about it.
“If mother and father failed to coach their youngsters, they are going to pollute others. Are you able to think about a baby between ages 15 and 16 having as much as N1m in her account? They went to do twosome: two women, one boy. They had been caught earlier than the tip of final session.
You’ll be able to think about {that a} 15-year-old that must be a virgin is already participating in immoral actions. They’re rotten from their numerous houses and we’re working exhausting to cease them from polluting others.
“It’s not appropriate to say we now have not achieved something. We try, however you already know that it doesn’t matter what we’re doing if a baby isn’t effectively educated at house, they are going to at all times give you such acts. We’ve got despatched out warnings that I cannot spare anyone; it’s actually an unlucky state of affairs.
“One of many college students was expelled as a result of she was pregnant. We additionally expelled the boy that impregnated her. A few of them that had been caught had been additionally suspended, however they are going to be allowed to return again to jot down the examination. Every little thing we’re doing, we try to marry all the pieces collectively being a father or mother and a instructor.”
In a brand new improvement, Mrs Tofunmi Akamo, Principal of Federal Authorities Faculty, Ijaniki, Lagos State, additionally denied allegations of protecting up.
Akamo who spoke to PUNCH, stated the six college students concerned had been picked up from the resort by the college, including that the incident occurred as soon as.
In line with the principal, the college administration observed the absence of the scholars throughout an pressing roll name on the hostel.
In her phrases:
“Our project is to mould them and we don’t anticipate all of them to behave effectively on a regular basis. So, once they misbehave, it’s our responsibility to do the mandatory correction.
“I used to be known as from the college that they did a roll name on Sunday and a few college students had been found to not be within the hostel.
“So, that Monday morning, they known as their mother and father to substantiate in the event that they had been at house and the mother and father stated they weren’t at house. The mother and father got here to the college; we had been all looking and investigating what may have occurred.
“One of many mother and father of these women advised us that the ladies went to the resort, leaping the fence on Sunday. We went to the resort to evacuate them. They had been 5 that had been evacuated; two boys and three women.
“Once they got here to the college, we requested them to jot down stories; it was by means of the report that we even found that there was one other woman who left on Monday to return again to high school, whereas others nonetheless remained within the resort.
“We made them write their stories they usually confronted a disciplinary committee, which gave a verdict on what to be achieved to them in keeping with the rules given to us from the ministry.
“The kids are presently on indefinite suspension; that’s the guideline beneficial for them. We usually contain their mother and father and hand such letters and their youngsters to them. The ladies and the boys are now not within the dormitories. That’s the solely incident that occurred and it occurred two or three weeks earlier than we vacated this final time period.”
Akamo added that claims of the scholars being drug abusers are unfounded. She stated;
“Late final session once they had been writing an exterior examination, we found that some boys weren’t within the hostel throughout roll examine and we learnt that they usually went to a nightclub round our faculty.
“My chief safety officer went there round 9pm and at the moment that they had not arrived on the membership. So, the proprietor of the membership collected the variety of my CSO in order that he would inform him.
“By 11pm, they known as my CSO and by 1am we caused 10 of them again to high school. One in all them was my assistant head boy and instantly, we had an meeting; I introduced all of them out and de-badged the prefects amongst them.
“I additionally requested them to depart the dormitories; however they could possibly be coming to take a seat their exterior examinations, which they had been writing at the moment. I advised them they may now not keep within the hostel.
“There is no such thing as a historical past of anyone getting pregnant as a pupil. We knew one of many women had a million naira in her account. I’m positive this little one has been exhibiting all of these items at house. It can’t be that it was inside the college that she learnt how you can go and earn cash from intercourse.
“The one time we had a difficulty of a being pregnant within the faculty was a blind woman. The girl obtained pregnant throughout COVID-19 at a spot she used to go to play with individuals. After we did a take a look at and we found she was pregnant, we invited the daddy and she or he left the college. I advised her that she couldn’t keep within the faculty as a result of we’re coaching younger women and never mothers-to-be.
“The declare by the PTA chairman that one of many college students impregnated one other pupil isn’t true. There may be nothing like that; I’m not conscious and if that occurs I’ll know.”
