Fifteen-year-old Janet (not real name),
one of the victims of the virginity test allegedly conducted on pupils
of Ajuwon Senior High School, Ajuwon, Ifo Local Government Area, Ogun
State, spoke with Punch correspondent, Temitayo Famutimi. Excerpt below...
What happened in your school on December 10, 2012?Rev. Olufunke Oladeojobi, our school principal (pictured inset), came to some Senior Secondary School One classes and announced that she would be conducting virginity test on us. She marched us with the assistance of some members of staff into her office and thereafter conducted the test on us.What do you think prompted her to conduct the test?Our principal is a disciplinarian and she always lament on the assembly ground that she used to receive reports that we (female pupils) were in the habit of sleeping around with our classmates and technicians.
Did she force the test on you?
Yes, it was like a form of compulsion
because she went after some of us who ran away after claiming to be
virgins and compelled them to take the test. At least I know two of them
like that. The first person who did the test was in that category. She
didn’t do it willingly.
How many of you did the test?
Ten of us but initially, she said she
was going to conduct the test on all the pupils who claimed to be
virgins but she stopped after she discovered a pupil who had lost her
virginity from the first group comprising 10 pupils.
Where did the test take place and how many people conducted it?
The test was carried out in the
principal’s office. A bed was placed on the floor of the office and our
principal and two other nurses were there with two other members of
staff. One of the nurses works in our school’s sick bay while the other
nurse was invited.
Who conducted the test on you?
It was the resident nurse in our school
that conducted the test on me. Our principal was at the door entrance
and she (the principal) ushered me in when it got to my turn.
How was the test conducted?
The resident nurse removed the glove she
used for the person before me and wore another one. She positioned me
on the bed, removed my pants, spread my legs and observed my private
parts with her eyes. She then dipped two fingers into my private parts.
The principal was beside her that time and the nurse told her
(principal) that I was a virgin.
What was your principal’s reaction when the nurse said you are a virgin?
The principal said I should not mess around with boys and she gave me an Ogun State Government customised exercise book.
Did you lose blood after the test?
I did not lose blood but I heard that
some people lost blood. I left the vicinity of the principal’s office
after the test was conducted on me.
Did she conduct the test on those who were menstruating?
No she didn’t. They asked them to go whenever they noticed it and gave them exercise books.
How did you feel after the test?
I didn’t understand the gravity of the
incident until our senior colleagues in school started threatening to
cause mayhem after the test. I told my mum when I got home.
What did the principal do to the person who was discovered to have lost her virginity?
When I came back for my bag, I saw the
girl who was said to have lost her virginity kneeling down in her office
and I saw the principal talking tough. She wrote down her name on the
black board in her office and announced verbally that she had been
suspended.
The principal has since been suspended. I think she should be arrested. She's scarred some of these young girls for life!
The principal had no right whatsoever! discipline the students in other ways but this EMPTHATIC NO!
ReplyDeleteEven if there is any moral justification by the principal for wanting to get those tests done, its highly not acceptable when its been done compulsorily or without the consent of the parents. Its just too crude!!
ReplyDeleteThis woman!!! I don't just get her point (no one really does anyway). So, the exercise book is an "award" for being a virgin. Hu is she? God???.
ReplyDeleteThe principal had no right whatsoever! discipline the students in other ways but this *EMPHATIC NO!
ReplyDeleteThis is just ridiculous since when does the principal of the school check for stuff like that.
ReplyDeleteIf u ask me she get agenda for the ones she had the nurses check these young ladies should be very careful.
Am glad the principal was suspended ....
Mmhhh... This is serious oh. Am short of words!
ReplyDeleteyuck! Quite absurd. D principal went too far. I wonder how such disciplinarian will ascertain d virginity of male students.
ReplyDelete~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310
Abi o...
DeleteThis type of intrusive vaginal probe is reminiscent of the medieval times when kings and princes were captivated and spellbound by virgin brides. It is anathema in this day and age, because it is easier to find pastors resurrecting the dead, than to find virgins in Junior Secondary Schools let alone High Schools. Virginity tests are antithetical to the scientific method. Results of virginity tests are still questionable even when conducted by trained Gynecology experts, let alone when performed by a common school principal using an archaic rule of the THUMB. And that’s why many of the girls experienced uncontrollable hemorrhaging after they were forcefully fingered.
ReplyDeleteAnd can we be sure that the so called Reverend Principal does not have homosexual/ lesbian proclivity. With her position and certainly education, she should have referred the girls to an approved medical clinic for any medical tests, from which virginity tests should have been precluded. As a K-12 and post-secondary academic expert, I think chastity and celibacy are the least of the problems in Nigeria’s educational institution. A strong curriculum, enhanced epistemology, and parental participation are fundamental. That woman’s conduct is criminal, and she should be apprehended ASAP.
seriously who does dat.....smh.
ReplyDeleteBuhahahabuhahahahabuhahahahahhbuhahahbuhahah..wetin person no go hear/see for dis world..!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLinda, Linda, Linda, because you started traveling yesterday you are not acting and talking Oyibo! Scarred in what way? The principal is wrong cus this are mt her children but come off the scarred for life story please. Your drama can be too much sometimes! Anyway this is your bread nd butter!
ReplyDeleteYour stupidity is of epic proportion. Kids like you just seat behind cheap keypads and type jargons. Please get a grip of yourself.
DeletePure Rubbish!
ReplyDeleteI like this part "The principal said I should not mess around with boys and she gave me an Ogun State Government customised exercise book."
Hmmmm Na wah 0! She could hv taken permission frm d parents or guardian of d students before she embark on such tin
ReplyDelete4 wat? ∂a̲̅t̲̅ principal has gone crazy!!
ReplyDeletethe principal sure deserve a death penalty...kmft
ReplyDeleteYou're a bloody idiot. Punished yes,death penalty what for?
DeleteWhat will they now do to the rapists,thieves,killers,peadophiles?
I think the principal went too far and misrepresent her office and duties. she should face panels.
ReplyDeleteLin..i read dey were ss1 students and dat 38 outa 300 of dem claimed to b virgins---meaning 262 girls actually knew dey wernt virgins$$..in odawords,1 outa 10 students in ss1 is a virgin...men!--children are tastin d forbidden fruit so early..
ReplyDeleteHmmmm.na wa oooooo
ReplyDeleteShe is a sicko and needs to be removed from that position. This is abuse of power
ReplyDeleteLMAOOOOOOOOO THIS IS WHERE I DID MY GCE IN SS2 LMAOOOOOOO
ReplyDeleteI don't know why this is so funny.
Anyway yeah, there's no teacher or principal who could subject me to a virginity test, I don't care if you threaten to expel me, are you mad? Oshi ati nonsense.
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ReplyDeleteThis is funny but very serious!!! Wtf?? Those student dnt knw their rights! I think every child should have a copy of a maual containing their rights an humans/Nigerians!....
ReplyDeleteThis dosent make sence but anything can happened in naija, if this happened in London those kids n their parents Will be smilling to bank plus that principal has end her career n can never work with children or vulnerable people.
ReplyDeleteBut in naija i won't be surprise if shes call back to work.
If only you will spend a little more time working on your grammar we will belive your "lif this happened in london". Smh
DeletePeople should not be compelled to such tests, whether virgins or not is not a criteria of being responsible, though i wish all unmarried ladies to remain virgins till marriage as God has instituted it, but this type of test should be a self decided one. the principal has acted wrongly.
ReplyDeleteOga o....it should be the biz of the parents and not school.
ReplyDeletewhat is wrong with the principal? virgin kee???? is that part of her job to check young girls pussy ????
ReplyDeletewho give her the authority to do so and is that part of her Job???
ReplyDeleteSick, twisted bastards......mayb they smoked a lot of weed that day....
ReplyDeleteGod have mercy the foolish princepal want to use them for juju
ReplyDeleteI dont think this women mean harm, but being over jealouse about her disciplinary job
ReplyDeleteI think you meant over zealous
DeleteI fink dis principal is an illiterate.virginity has nothing to do with hymen.pple shd stop being ignorant.hymen is a very fragile membrane n some pple were born without hymen,it cn brk during strenous exericse,it can wear off with tym cos of hormones.I'm disappointed in d nurses.
ReplyDeletethat principal is an animal. the student's parents should please sue her to court.
ReplyDeleteTake her to court or sue her
DeleteThat woman should be severely dealth with. Hipocrite!
ReplyDeleteshe need total deliverance
ReplyDeleteI seriously hope the parents sue. how e take affect am if dem no b virgin, a person's decision to have sex is nobody's business. Only in naija smh.
ReplyDeleteLol may be ðey av ask her ƨ̣̇ bring virgins ƒό̲̣̣̣̥r̲̅. Rituals na wa every day new stories
ReplyDeleteLol you Nigerians. Are funny ooh......the principal was trying to help. But she took it too far....How will there be only 1 virgin out of 10 secondary school students.....I believe. This woman was trying to help but should have consented the parents od the children
ReplyDeleteI dnt tink its a bad tin to check d virginity of ur students as a principal. She's just looking out 4 dem n trying to put dem in d rit path bcos children of nwadays ehn....may God save dem. Dats my own opinion ooo pls dnt crucify me
ReplyDeleteEven some male teachers in the school must have arouse the curiosity of the principal.because all these litle ogbanjes like big hot prick
ReplyDeleteKorode u no get sense.
ReplyDeleteWho send am message.
ReplyDeleteIt's a bad thing to do that...what's her tea if they are virgins or not...advise them like a mother and a teacher that you are and leave the rest to them and their parents. Of what benefit(s) will the test be to her or to the young girls now. She that conducted the test, was she deflowered in her husband's house.
Madam do good.
This principal is crazy she has no moral or educational ground to justify her action.she should be locked in an assalum
ReplyDeleteThe woman is a downlow lesbian,she picked the 10 girls she's been fantasizing over. Most downlow gays always cling to religion cause they are hoping jesus will cure them of their sexUality. Sad really
ReplyDeleteI suspect rituals. Virginity,blood and Menstruation...that's more blood. Let's watch that principal in the next ten years if she doesn't become a millonaire. This is wrong in so many ways. In the process of checking if they are virgins,she may have disvirgined so many of them whether they bled or not. Blood isn't always a sign of virginity...retarded principal. The nurse that came from outside...what is her qualification?. Nigerians keep quiet in a lot of things in the name of hypocritical Morality. Anyways...if na my pikin dey for dt school and u come try that rubbish eeeh... Her case no go end for suspension. Ssssmmmhhh. Rockagirl.
ReplyDeleteI understand and appreciate the intention of the head teacher,but anything done on a student must first go through the parents. She was wrong.
ReplyDelete38 outta 300 students in SS1..these are gals btw the ages of 13 and 15.
ReplyDeleteThe statistic is enough for the principal to discuss with the parents of the gals. She had good intentions but she should have contacted their parents. Thats why there is a Parents Teachers Association (PTA). If that wasnt enough she should have taken the matter to the ministerial board highlighting the early exposure of students to sex and the dangers it presents. She should have even taken steps towards protecting the upcoming students from following such early exposure.
Honestly I'm a virgin and if I were there I wouldn't have owned up to anything (you'll have to kill me first). Those girls just don't know their rights. And I think ironically it's even girls like these that can even EASILY give up their virginity. I mean if you can let a woman violate you, what is stopping you from letting a man do it. I think the smartest virgins among them simply did not own up to it.
ReplyDeletePS: I still think this was rape.
This Dr Augustine can so write grammar and essay!! Kuddos to u... As for the Rev( principal) who send u message! If there aren't virgins of what use is that to her? She needs to be locked up...she's just a peadophile simple!
ReplyDeleteDis should serve as a warning to other schools....
ReplyDeleteOh my good lawd! Sticking not one but two fingers into their body has got to hurt! What the hell is all this nonsense naw? If this happened in a developed country,the principal would have kissed her freedom goodbye! Jeez!
ReplyDeleteNothing surprises me, pregnancy alcohol and drug tests were clearance requirement for graduating from my Uni
ReplyDeleteKorede u must be a mad dog! Fool of life! Btw, what kind of stupid help is that? Its not done anywhere. Its none of her business or anyones...
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