Two parents have accused a private school in Arepo, Ogun State, of performing unauthorized incisions on their children’s bodies, allegedly leading to health issues.
One of the parents, Abosede, whose four-year-old son, Alamis, attends the school, discovered a mark on his stomach on March 2 after he complained of persistent itching in the area.
Abosede explained that three weeks later, her son fell ill and required medical attention. Doctors confirmed that the incision had caused an infection.
“On March 2, my son told me his stomach was itching. When I checked, I saw an incision and asked him about it, but he said he didn’t know who did it. The mark appeared as though it was made while he was asleep because the lines were uneven. Since he talks a lot, I believe he would have mentioned it if he had been awake when it happened. Three weeks later, he became sick, and after a visit to the pharmacy, I took him to the hospital. The doctor confirmed that the incision led to an infection and prescribed medication, which he took before showing signs of recovery.”
Her concerns grew when another parent reported finding a similar mark on her daughter’s body.
“The next day, while at my shop, another parent told me she had discovered an identical incision on her daughter. My son only attends Arabic and home lessons, and the other parent is Christian, so the only common factor between them is the school,” Abosede noted.
Oluwatoyin Adurogboye, the mother of a three-year-old girl named Karla, also shared her experience. She noticed changes in her daughter’s condition when she picked her up from school on February 28. That evening, Karla fell asleep for an extended period and later developed a fever.
“She had just recovered from malaria and an infection a week before. When she became lethargic and her temperature rose, I became worried. By the next morning, she was coughing and vomiting. We took her to the hospital, where tests showed no signs of malaria or infection, yet her condition worsened. She was eventually admitted and placed on oxygen due to breathing difficulties.”
While at the hospital, Oluwatoyin noticed a mark on Karla’s back. When she asked about it, Karla tried to speak but could only repeat “my teacher” multiple times before falling silent.
“Later at home, I asked her again, and she said her aunt applied pepper to her back in the school bathroom. I was shocked. I sent a picture of the mark to my husband and showed it to my sister, both of whom confirmed it resembled an incision. When I met with Abosede, she confirmed that her son had a similar mark.”
Both mothers confronted the school administration, but the proprietress denied any wrongdoing.
According to Karla’s mother, the proprietress suggested that the children may have gotten the marks elsewhere. When the parents requested to review CCTV footage, they were informed that the cameras had been nonfunctional for several days.
“We asked her to call the staff members so my daughter could identify the person responsible, but she refused. When we went to the police station the next day, she claimed she had checked the footage but found nothing. However, when we asked to view it, she only played recordings from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. When questioned about the period between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m., she claimed there was no electricity. My husband pointed out that the school had an inverter, but she then said it was not working that day.”
Abosede’s family took legal action against the school, while Karla’s parents called on authorities to investigate further, demanding access to the remaining CCTV footage.
Efforts to reach the proprietress for a response were unsuccessful. She initially sent a message indicating she would return calls but had not done so at the time of this report.
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