where are we heading to? for SS1 students within the age bracket of 12-16,one can hardly get a virgin. "Ihien me".

Principal, Ajuwon Senior High School, Ajuwon, Ifo Local Government Area, Ogun State, Rev. Olufunke Oladeojobi, has been quizzed by the police for allegedly conducting virginity tests on the pupils.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Oladeojobi, who was described as a strict disciplinarian, by her pupils called in a nurse and jointly carried out virginity tests on a group of 10 students last week Monday.

It was further learnt that the principal did not seek the consent of the parents/guardians of the pupils before conducting the test on Senior Secondary School 1 pupils.

During the test, it was alleged that the principal and the nurse whose name could not be ascertained allegedly dipped their fingers into the pupils’ private parts.

After the exercise, which took place at the principal’s office, each of the pupils was given an exercise book.

A 15-year-old pupil, who identified herself simply as Ayo, said the principal came into the classroom on the day and announced that all female SSS 1 pupils should converge on the assembly ground.

She said the principal subsequently asked that those who had yet to lose their virginity should stand apart.

Ayo said, “We are over 600 in SSS 1 but only about 300 of us are females. Those of us that are virgins are 38 and we were matched into the principal’s office with the assistance of members of staff.

“They subsequently divided us into three groups of 10, 15 and 13 and I was in the second group. The principal later addressed us and threatened that any pupil who fails the test would have her name written in the school’s black book and would be suspended.”

Ayo said she became apprehensive when everyone who emerged from the office where the test was being carried out came out with a sad and disgusting look.

She said, “When my class captain emerged from the room, I asked her why anyone that came out of the office looked depressed? I was held spell bound when she told me that the principal and the nurse dipped their fingers in turns into their private parts, adding that she had started bleeding as a result of the penetration.

“Just as I was asking further questions from her, the principal dashed out of her office and announced that she had discovered one student who had lost her virginity out of the 10 students that were examined.

“She wrote her name on one of the notice boards in her office and ordered the rest of us to return to our various classes. Two of my friends who had similar experiences burst into tears as they narrated what happened.”

Thirteen-year-old SSS I pupil of the school, identified simply as Ujunwa, said the principal was happy that she was able to “catch a promiscuous pupil” as she felt proud to discuss it on the assembly ground the next day.

She, however, added that her joyous moments was soon short-lived when the parents of the 10 pupils stormed the school in protest against the development.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the pupils rebelled against Oladeojobi last Wednesday as they did a sit-in on the assembly ground protesting and demanding that she should be redeployed from the school.

It was gathered that it was the teachers’ intervention that calmed the pupils.

Ujunwa said, “The parents of the girl that was said to have lost her virginity who happens to be a member of the Press Club and the other nine parents besieged the school last Tuesday and Wednesday and queried our principal for conducting such an unauthorised test on their children.

“The parents then came with policemen attached to the Ajuwon Police Division where they had reported the incident on Thursday and arrested our principal.”

When our correspondent visited the school on Tuesday, the school had closed for the term while Oladeojobi’s office was shut. Her telephone rang out while a text message sent to her phone was not responded to.

When contacted, the Divisional Police Officer of Ajuwon Division, Mr. Waheed Yusuf, a Chief Superintendent of Police, confirmed the incident to our correspondent.

He said the investigation into the matter was still “ongoing” and declined further comment until “investigations were concluded.”

But, a policeman attached to the station who spoke on the condition of anonymity said Oladeojobi owned up to the incident.

He said, “She confessed that she conducted virginity tests on the pupils and that ‘she was trying to help them.’ We took her in for questioning on Thursday and Friday but she was not detained as my superiors were taking into consideration that she is a civil servant.

“We might have some problems if she (Oladeojobi) is to be charged to court for intimate assault because the matter was reported to the police late and no medical examination was immediately done on the affected pupils to use as a proof in the law court.”

http://www.punchng.com/news/principal-quizzed-for-conducting-virginity-tests-on-pupils/

Just over 10% chai!! God! Save us.

Sad sad sad...there's need for sex education.

Thank God 38 still came out as virgins. We should be thankful. Half brd is better than none

I pity the next generation. Maybe in primary 6, only 10 will come out from a 300 number.

Rily? #sad#

It's a choice they have made. They obviously went to school for a different kind of knowledge .

It's a choice they have made. They obviously went to school for a different kind of knowledge .

The regret will come later believe me.

Woe to the men who are destroying these young stars. May they suffer broken ankle on a new year day

lecturerdabo: Woe to the men who are destroying these young stars. May they suffer broken ankle on a new year day

Amen, woe to the men doing this and woe to the parents who have "reckless" past that haunts them when they try to correct their kids.

How sad.

lecturerdabo: Woe to the men who are destroying these young stars. May they suffer broken ankle on a new year day

Who told you that it is men that are responsible for their virginity lost?

eunisam:


Who told you that it is men that are responsible for their virginity lost?

Sorry, but who's responsible?

lecturerdabo: Woe to the men who are destroying these young stars. May they suffer broken ankle on a new year day

AMEN. And may they bed wet every new month.

who send them

That school principal should be thrown in jail. Nonsense!

People are still concerned about the virginity status of the girls instead of focusing on the real issue here..
Abuse of HUMAN RIGHTS!
No principal has the right to conduct virginity tests on students!! That is not why she was elected into her position..
Even parents have no right to tamper with their female children's parts! It is also sexual abuse.
The students are in school for an education and what ever happens in their personal/Moral lives is the responsibility of both them and their PARENTS.
She should be sued. Stupid woman!

No wonder Nigeria is the way it is. People in positions of authority are always focused on off point things.
Instead of trying to fix her school toilets and maintaining academic standard she was worried about who is virgin/who is not virgin..

I can imagine how the mothers of those Girls must be feeling.

livialives: People are still concerned about the virginity status of the girls instead of focusing on the real issue here..
Abuse of HUMAN RIGHTS!
No principal has the right to conduct virginity tests on students!! That is not why she was elected into her position..
Even parents have no right to tamper with their female children's parts! It is also sexual abuse.
The students are in school for an education and what ever happens in their personal/Moral lives is the responsibility of both them and their PARENTS.
She should be sued. Stupid woman!

No wonder Nigeria is the way it is. People in positions of authority are always focused on off point things.
Instead of trying to fix her school toilets and maintaining academic standard she was worried about who is virgin/who is not virgin..

I can imagine how the mothers of those Girls must be feeling.

The principal should be punished for taking laws into her hands without the consent of the parents, that said and done. we can't ignore the immorality status of Nigeria this story exposed us to. 38 out of 300 girls between 12 years old to 16 years old is worrisome if not to you, but to me. that's a little more than 10%.

honeric01:

The principal should be punished for taking laws into her hands without the consent of the parents, that said and done. we can't ignore the immorality status of Nigeria this story exposed us to. 38 out of 300 girls between 12 years old to 16 years old is worrisome if not to you, but to me. that's a little more than 10%.

The principal has no right to conduct virginity tests period!! That is why schools have Religious studies for both Christian and Islamic students to teach them how to be morally chaste..(it is now up to them to heed teachings or not)
The parents are the ones responsible for their daughters morality NOT a Principal.

I am not worried about the statistics because there is nothing you can do. What has been done is done!If their parents tried to teach them to be morally chaste and yet the girls decided to do the "thing" we can't do anything..
All you can do is TEACH them and hope for the best!!

My point remains It's not in any Principal's employment handbook to conduct virginity tests with or without parental consent..
There are some boundaries you just don't cross!!

livialives:

The principal has no right to conduct virginity tests period!! That is why schools have Religious studies for both Christian and Islamic students to teach them how to be morally chaste..(it is now up to them to heed teachings or not)
The parents are the ones responsible for their daughters morality NOT a Principal.

It's not in any Principal's employment handbook to conduct virginity tests with or without parental consent..
There are some boundaries you just don't cross!!

It's not the school that's suppose to teach how to be morally chaste, it's the parents and the church and both have failed woefully! 38 out of 300, 12-16yrs. so much for a religious country! SECOND MOST RELIGIOUS COUNTRY IN THE WORLD! Damn it!

The principal screwed up for doing what she was not suppose to do but alot of questions came by her action which we must not ignore.

Are parents not failing in their duties?
What exactly are being taught in churches/mosques?

Does this mean we are likely never going to find a virgin in SS 3 not to talk of the University?

OP sorry ya? A similar thread is on the front page.

The principal has no right whatsoever to do that virginity test, thats crap. Sue her azzzz for violation