The Rivers state federal government has actually condemned the forced virginity screening of female trainees at a public school in Khana LGA of the State.
Peters Nwagor, the Commissioner for Education, stated the state has actually started an examination after a demonstration broke out when a group went to Government Comprehensive High School in Taabaa on September 17, 2026, under the guise of using scholarships and workout books.
Nwagor stated the group, consisting of neighborhood members, presumably picked 16 female trainees for the workout, which the trainees commonly withstood, stimulating demonstrations at the school.
“The Rivers State Ministry of Education highly condemns reports of supposed forced virginity screening of female trainees of Government Comprehensive High School (Senior Secondary), Taabaa, in Khana Local Government Area, apparently including members of a standard organization in the neighborhood,” the declaration checks out.
“According to the report gotten by the Ministry, individuals declaring to act upon behalf of that organization went to the school to pick female trainees for virginity screening under the guise of providing scholarships and workout books.”
The commissioner even more explained the accusations as “incredibly major and troubling”, stating that no person, standard organization, neighborhood body or personal organisation had the authority to subject trainees to virginity screening or any other type of abuse.
“Educational help, consisting of scholarships and workout books, need to be supplied transparently and without conditions that jeopardize the security, self-respect or rights of recipients,” he stated.
“The Ministry has actually begun an examination into the report to develop the realities, and will take all suitable action, consisting of recommendation to the appropriate authorities, versus anybody or body discovered to have actually been included.”
The commissioner warned conventional organizations, neighborhood bodies and other people versus picking, analyzing or evaluating female trainees for virginity, either straight or indirectly.
He stated the ministry has actually directed all schools in the state to support kid security requirements and make sure no trainee undergoes degrading, coercive, or intrusive practices under the guise of cultural custom, scholarship programs, disciplinary steps, or neighborhood advancement efforts.
He ensured trainees, their moms and dads and guardians, and the broader school neighborhood that they were taking their issues seriously.
“The position of the Rivers State Ministry of Education is indisputable: the security, self-respect and essential rights of every trainee need to be secured at all times,” he included.
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