Ondo school allegedly bars pupils after mother reports sexual abuse of daughter

By Boye Oyeyemi

A nursery school in Akure, Ondo State, has allegedly stopped two pupils from attending classes following their mother’s complaint that her three-year-old daughter was sexually abused by a male classmate.

The mother, Usman, whose daughter is a KG II pupil at Oakland Kids Nursery and Primary School, Oda Road, Akure, said she discovered blood stains on the child’s underwear after she returned from school on October 27, 2026.

According to her, the toddler complained of pain while urinating and repeatedly identified a male classmate as the person who touched her private parts, prompting her to seek medical attention at the Federal Medical Centre, Akure, the following day.

She said the medical examination indicated that the child had been sexually abused, adding that she subsequently reported the incident to the school proprietor and requested access to the classroom’s CCTV footage but was allegedly told that the camera was not working.

The mother further alleged that after requesting that the parents of the boy involved be notified and that both children be separated in class, the proprietor suggested transferring her daughter to Nursery I, with the possibility of repeating the class in the next academic session if she could not cope.

Usman also claimed that the boy’s father later called her, accused her of making false allegations and threatened her, while the school proprietor allegedly admitted sharing her telephone number with the man to facilitate a discussion between the parents.

Following the alleged threat, she approached the police and was directed to report the matter to the state’s Gender-Based Violence agency, but claimed that the school proprietor subsequently asked her to withdraw her complaint or have both children expelled from the institution.

She alleged that after refusing to withdraw her petition to the commissioner of police, the school stopped both children from attending classes despite payments of N264,900 already made towards their fees, excluding the cost of uniforms yet to be supplied, while the school’s headmistress declined to comment, saying only the proprietor could address the matter.

Confirming receipt of the petition, the Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, said the command had commenced an investigation into the incident.