Queens College of scandal: School authorities must go down with Osifala -Old students, activists insist.
One day for the thief, one day for the owner of the farm. This is the story of Mr. Olaseni Osifala, a staff of Queens College, Yaba , Lagos, who has been accuses by a certain female pupil of sexual harrasment.
Meanwhile, investigations by stakeholders in the school have
begun to unravel the rot in the popular 89-year-old high
college.
Now, not only is the particular male teacher to be investigated, the School's Principal, Mrs. Lami Amodu and her , Mrs. Kayode are also to be investigated. Tongues are wagging and fingers are pointing to the fact that both of them might be hiding things from the public.
The call for them to be investigated came as a result of the school’s swift
defence and exoneration of the teacher who was accused of
being a paedophile. The school authorities were also accused
by various independent investigation bodies, to have turned a
blind eye to the allegations levelled against Osifala in the
past.
The Queens College Old girls Association (QCOGA) in its
fact-finding report, revealed that the accused teacher has been
involved in cases of alleged sexual harassment of pupils of
the school for years unabated because the school authorities
had allegedly shielded him always.
The QCOGA Fact Finding Committee chairperson, Mrs
Laila St. Matthew-Daniel said that they have concluded their
investigations and submitted their petition to the Lagos State
Commissioner of Police.
“I would not want to speak further
beyond our findings. We made our finding available to the
public. So, we urge everyone to be calm as we await the
outcome of police investigation into the matter.”
Findings by QCOGA revealed that allegations against Osifala
and his male colleagues have been on since 2005 and
“were consistently reported to the current principal, his vice,
former principals and vice principals, yet, no steps were
taken to stop the dastardly acts.” As a result, the old
students resolved to recommend a probe of the school
authorities.
Corroborating the accusation of non-chalance by the
authorities, some of the former students alleged that they
were also victims of Mr. Osifala’s alleged sexual
harrassment of students. The ex-students went on social
media to recall how they were sexually preyed upon by the
teacher some years back.
One of them that gave her name
as Jaqacline Ibeh, alleged that the accused, molested her and
other girls, but when they reported to the matter to the au
thorities, they were snubbed. “Olaseni molested me way back
as a student, and some other girls too.
When I reported,
they rebuffed me. No one ever believed us.”
She further
expressed her readiness to testify before any panel once she
is guaranteed her safety and that of her children.
Another victim, Olaoluwa Abagun also tell her stories of
Osifala’s lewdness and inappropriate behaviour way back
when she was in QC. She alleged that Osifala gave them
money and food so he could caress their breasts and
buttocks.
One of the independent investigators that probed Osifala’s
alleged sexcapades told Saturday Sun that some of the
victims alleged that the accused always complimented them
that they were beautiful and that he would love to marry
them.
“The allegations are weighty because our investigations
reveal he has been molesting children individually telling them
they are very beautiful and that he would love to marry
them”.
Even in the face of the weighty allegations, the accused is
pleading his innocence, adding that he is being targeted by
individuals who are envious of his achievements in the school.
Meanwhile, activist and lawyer, Evans Ufeli has assured that
Mr. Osifala would be broken soon after he’s crossed
examined.
“I have carried out my investigations and I found some
traces of truths in the allegation,”
“Many of the past students have gone on various platforms
to report how this teacher sexually molested them some
years ago. And usually, in criminal matters such as this,
you find the suspect denying but when they are cross-
examined, enough evidence would be extracted from them.”
Barrister Ufeli, who was behind the sex molestation reports
going viral on social media hinted that the incident, is a
metaphor of what transpires in many schools. He also
condemned the protest of QC students, saying the school
authorities should be queried over it.
“It’s obvious that these
students were brainwashed to protest. They should be
studying for their mock exams. They’ve used the students to
make the suspect escape justice.”
Source: The Sun.
Meanwhile, investigations by stakeholders in the school have
begun to unravel the rot in the popular 89-year-old high
college.
Now, not only is the particular male teacher to be investigated, the School's Principal, Mrs. Lami Amodu and her , Mrs. Kayode are also to be investigated. Tongues are wagging and fingers are pointing to the fact that both of them might be hiding things from the public.
The call for them to be investigated came as a result of the school’s swift
defence and exoneration of the teacher who was accused of
being a paedophile. The school authorities were also accused
by various independent investigation bodies, to have turned a
blind eye to the allegations levelled against Osifala in the
past.
The Queens College Old girls Association (QCOGA) in its
fact-finding report, revealed that the accused teacher has been
involved in cases of alleged sexual harassment of pupils of
the school for years unabated because the school authorities
had allegedly shielded him always.
The QCOGA Fact Finding Committee chairperson, Mrs
Laila St. Matthew-Daniel said that they have concluded their
investigations and submitted their petition to the Lagos State
Commissioner of Police.
“I would not want to speak further
beyond our findings. We made our finding available to the
public. So, we urge everyone to be calm as we await the
outcome of police investigation into the matter.”
Findings by QCOGA revealed that allegations against Osifala
and his male colleagues have been on since 2005 and
“were consistently reported to the current principal, his vice,
former principals and vice principals, yet, no steps were
taken to stop the dastardly acts.” As a result, the old
students resolved to recommend a probe of the school
authorities.
Corroborating the accusation of non-chalance by the
authorities, some of the former students alleged that they
were also victims of Mr. Osifala’s alleged sexual
harrassment of students. The ex-students went on social
media to recall how they were sexually preyed upon by the
teacher some years back.
One of them that gave her name
as Jaqacline Ibeh, alleged that the accused, molested her and
other girls, but when they reported to the matter to the au
thorities, they were snubbed. “Olaseni molested me way back
as a student, and some other girls too.
When I reported,
they rebuffed me. No one ever believed us.”
She further
expressed her readiness to testify before any panel once she
is guaranteed her safety and that of her children.
Another victim, Olaoluwa Abagun also tell her stories of
Osifala’s lewdness and inappropriate behaviour way back
when she was in QC. She alleged that Osifala gave them
money and food so he could caress their breasts and
buttocks.
One of the independent investigators that probed Osifala’s
alleged sexcapades told Saturday Sun that some of the
victims alleged that the accused always complimented them
that they were beautiful and that he would love to marry
them.
“The allegations are weighty because our investigations
reveal he has been molesting children individually telling them
they are very beautiful and that he would love to marry
them”.
Even in the face of the weighty allegations, the accused is
pleading his innocence, adding that he is being targeted by
individuals who are envious of his achievements in the school.
Meanwhile, activist and lawyer, Evans Ufeli has assured that
Mr. Osifala would be broken soon after he’s crossed
examined.
“I have carried out my investigations and I found some
traces of truths in the allegation,”
“Many of the past students have gone on various platforms
to report how this teacher sexually molested them some
years ago. And usually, in criminal matters such as this,
you find the suspect denying but when they are cross-
examined, enough evidence would be extracted from them.”
Barrister Ufeli, who was behind the sex molestation reports
going viral on social media hinted that the incident, is a
metaphor of what transpires in many schools. He also
condemned the protest of QC students, saying the school
authorities should be queried over it.
“It’s obvious that these
students were brainwashed to protest. They should be
studying for their mock exams. They’ve used the students to
make the suspect escape justice.”
Source: The Sun.
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