Some parents in the Arepo area of Ogun State have accused a private school of making unauthorized incisions on their children’s bodies, allegedly leading to health complications.
Two parents, Abosede and Oluwatoyin Adurogboye, raised the alarm after noticing strange marks on their children’s bodies. They claim the school is responsible, though the proprietress has denied any wrongdoing.
Mother Discovers Incision on Son’s Stomach
Abosede, the mother of a four-year-old boy named Alamis, said she discovered an incision on her son’s stomach on March 2 after he complained of persistent itching. Three weeks later, he fell ill and was diagnosed with an infection linked to the incision.
“When I checked, I saw an incision on his body. When I asked what happened, he said he didn’t know who did it. It looked like he was asleep when it was done because the marks were not straight,” she said.
Her concerns deepened when another parent reported a similar mark on her child’s body.
Another Parent’s Child Falls Ill, Placed on Oxygen
Oluwatoyin Adurogboye, whose three-year-old daughter Karla attends the same school, noticed unusual behavior when she picked her up on February 28. The child slept unusually long and later developed a high fever, cough, and vomiting.
She was initially treated at home, but when her condition worsened, she was rushed to the hospital and placed on oxygen due to breathing difficulties.
While in the hospital, Adurogboye noticed a scratch-like mark on Karla’s spine. When she asked about it, the child muttered “my teacher” five times before stopping.
Later at home, Karla said “her aunty” had applied pepper to her back in the school bathroom.
School Denies Allegations, Parents Demand Investigation
The parents confronted the school’s proprietress, who denied any knowledge of the incidents and suggested the marks could have come from elsewhere.
When they requested CCTV footage, the proprietress claimed the cameras had not been functional for several days. However, she later played a partial recording from 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., skipping the period from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., claiming the school’s inverter was not working that day.
While Abosede’s family has taken the school to court, Karla’s parents are calling for a thorough investigation and access to the complete CCTV footage.
The proprietress did not respond to calls but sent a message stating she would return them. However, she had yet to do so as of the time this report was filed.