This came as another investigative report from the police confirmed that a child whose mother raised the alarm that necessitated the minister’s action, was actually molested by a senior student of the school.
“Yes, they sent me a letter through my workplace during the police investigation. Yes, I declined because police were investigating and I didn’t want them trapped. Enough complications had arisen when the principal told us not to involve the police. So what was the point when the police were already investigating?
“He said the school is directly under them and they are in charge of the school. When he told us all that and was ranting saying ‘who are we that we are trying to make noise?’ So for God’s sake, will you want to go into dialogue with such persons? So I will prefer to stay with the police and finish the investigation.”
“Based on her claim that she had written letters to governmental and non-governmental agencies, I directed the Permanent Secretary of this Ministry to investigate and to ensure that adequate corrective measures are taken if any of her claims are found to be true.“In their report, the committee indicated that all efforts to get the petitioner to appear before it failed, as she kept citing various excuses, including attending a course and travelling out of Abuja.
“That CCTV should be installed in all special schools to help in monitoring activities in those places. Parents should be allowed access to hostels of special schools on visiting days or designated days to assess the living conditions of their children because of their circumstances.
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