Moral Decadence Among Students: Who Takes The Blame?

Following the alleged sexual escapade of some boarding students of Federal Government College, FGC, Ijanikin, some stakeholders have continued to blame parents, social media, and the government over the rise in moral decadence among students.

Recall that some students of the school were said to have jumped the school fence to lodge in a hotel and get involved in a sex romp. The principal of the school, Tofunmi Akamo, has since confirmed the development.

Akamo, who insisted that the seven students involved in the act have all been suspended, noted that the school was doing everything to address the issue of misconduct among students.

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Her words: “It was towards the end of November when, on a Monday, my attention was called to the fact that on Sunday evening, when they had a bed check, some girls were not in the hostels. And then the morning of Monday, they called their parents to find out if they were at home. And the parents said they were not at home. We then began investigations immediately.

“So, on Monday when we were trying to know what had happened since they were not at the hostel that night, one of their friends told us that they were in a hotel. They scaled the fence on the night of Sunday to go to a hotel and we were shocked to find them there. There were five who were caught in the hotel but during interrogation, we found out that there was another girl who also went with them on that Sunday but came back to the school on Monday.”

She, however, explained that the disciplinary committee of the school met over the matter and suspended the students and reported the same to their parents.

“During the COVID-19 pandemic, when the final year students were asked to resume preparing for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), one female student had reported being pregnant from home. When we noticed this, we subjected her to a medical test and as soon as we confirmed this we sent her back to her parents. She was already five months pregnant then.

“I have about 3,500 students and I understand that the background and upbringing are different for each and everyone of them. So, those we found to be immoral are taken out for guidance because we needed to act as their parents because we also have our children and we could not be everywhere with them.”