Following the report from a parent that her 10-year-old daughter was sent out of Odomola Junior Secondary School, Epe, over an election campaign, Lagos State Government has revealed the true side of the story.
The mother had claimed in a viral broadcast message that her daughter, Marvelous Barinaadaa, was sent out for using the poster of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to wrap her notebooks.
The Epe Coordinator of Child Protection Network (CPN), Togun Olusegun in a statement said “the student was not suspended but was asked to leave the school when she was caught selling the election poster for N50 within the school premises.”
Olusegun explained that the principal made the decision to avoid a crisis, noting that political activities are not permitted in the school.
Sources within the school confirmed that the JSS2 student was sent home for allegedly causing nuisance and distraction through the distribution of posters in the classroom.
