The management of the Greater Scholars Group of Schools has denied that a four-year-old pupil was assaulted by a security staff member.
In a statement by Mrs. Margaret Oyesanya, the school deplored what it called a media campaign of blackmail against Greater Scholars Staff School and Greater Scholars International Nursery & Primary and Secondary Schools, Lagos.
The child’s parents had alleged that their daughter was sexually assaulted.
The school stated: “This allegation is unfounded, meritless and is now a subject of litigation awaiting Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution’s (DPP’s) advice.
“As a school, we take seriously the protection, safety, and well-being of our pupils.
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“However, the staff against whom this allegation is made has strongly denied the allegation. The innocent four-year-old child in question was never sexually assaulted by a staff of the school.
“The incident is alleged to have happened at the ‘Staff School’ facility, which is entirely a separate location from Greater Scholars International Nursery, Primary and Secondary School.”
The school management said it would not be forced to reach settlement of any sort and faulted the posting of the minor’s pictures and the use the her voice, which it said exposes the child to abuse.
The statement added: ”We particularly call on law enforcement agencies and the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, (DSVA), Ministry of Youth & Social development to urgently consider filing an application for Emergency Child Protection Order for the four-year-old child in question.
“We are fully committed to safeguarding the best interest of the child and implementimg the rights of the child as prescribed in the Child Rights Law of Lagos State 2015.
“We will continue to cooperate fully with the police, the Lagos State Ministry of Justice, and other agencies of government to unravel the truth.”