Female college students protest alleged virginity testing in Rivers college

The Rivers state authorities says it has commenced an
investigation after a protest broke out at a public college in Khana LGA over
the alleged pressured virginity testing of feminine college students.

 

Peters Nwagor, the commissioner for training, stated a bunch
of individuals visited Government Comprehensive High School in Taabaa on September
17, 2026, underneath the guise of providing scholarships and train books.

Nwagor stated the group, comprising members of the group,
allegedly chosen 16 feminine college students for the train, which the scholars
extensively resisted, sparking protests on the college.

“The Rivers State Ministry of Education strongly condemns
studies of alleged pressured virginity testing of feminine college students of Government
Comprehensive High School (Senior Secondary), Taabaa, in Khana Local Government
Area, allegedly involving members of a standard establishment within the
group,” the assertion reads.

“According to the report acquired by the Ministry, individuals
claiming to behave on behalf of that establishment visited the varsity to pick
feminine college students for virginity testing underneath the guise of providing scholarships
and train books.”

The commissioner described the allegations as “extraordinarily
critical and disturbing”, saying they raised considerations concerning the dignity, privateness
and elementary rights of schoolchildren.

He stated no particular person, conventional establishment, group
physique or non-public organisation had the authority to topic college students to virginity
testing or some other type of abuse.

“Educational help, together with scholarships and train
books, have to be offered transparently and with out circumstances that compromise
the protection, dignity or rights of beneficiaries,” he stated.

“The Ministry has commenced an investigation into the report
to ascertain the information, and can take all applicable motion, together with
referral to the related authorities, towards any individual or physique discovered to have
been concerned.”

The commissioner cautioned conventional establishments,
group our bodies and different people towards choosing, inspecting or testing
feminine college students for virginity, both immediately or not directly.

He stated the ministry has directed all faculties within the state
to uphold baby safety requirements and make sure that no pupil was subjected
to degrading, coercive or invasive practices underneath the guise of cultural
custom, scholarship programmes, disciplinary measures or group
growth initiatives.

He assured the scholars, their dad and mom and guardians, and
the broader college group that their considerations have been being taken critically.

“The place of the Rivers State Ministry of Education is
unequivocal: the protection, dignity and elementary rights of each pupil should
be protected always,” he added.

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