The Lagos state government have threatened to shut down Indian school domiciled in Ilupeju area of the state which admits only her nationals and teaches Indian language.
There was a great uproar and agitation from several Nigerians, calling the state government to close down what they described as “racists school” owned and operates by the Indians and do not allow Nigerian children access to getting admission in the school.
According to reports, many Nigerians considered the deprivation being inappropriate and totally unacceptable. They have therefore called on the government to investigate the school and take due action.
Responding to the call, the state Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Alli-Balogun, said the state government have initiated investigations in that regard and might wield the big stick against the Indian school in Ilupeju if its investigation finds them culpable.
He revealed this while speaking at the Ministerial Briefing on the first-year anniversary of the second term of Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu’s administration, held at Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday, April 25.
He said “Officials of the state Ministry of Education have visited the school and investigation is being deepened to ascertain the veracity of the report. I can assure you that an appropriate action will be taken against the school if the investigation team found the school wanting. At the end of our investigation, if the school is found culpable, it would be shut down”.
Alli-Balogun also stated that denying any child admission into any school runs contrary to the Child Rights Act which the Lagos State Government would not condone.
“No school has the right to deny admission to any child, in Lagos,” Alli-Balogun stressed.
The commissioner also revealed that at least 12 private schools in the state have been shut down between the year 2023 till date for various infractions.
“At least 12 schools have been shut in Lagos for various offences in the year under review. In January 2024 alone four schools were shut for safety infractions and Illegal operations. We usually do not seal during school sessions. We only seal while the schools are on recess so as not to disrupt academic work. And this is done after profiling of the school and approval by the commissioner before we move into operation.” he said
Recall that the heat of the Lagos Indian school which do not admit Nigerians came just shortly after a similar thing was discovered in Abuja about a Chinese supermarket that as well do not allow Nigerians access to shopping in the supermarket.
The supermarket was sealed shortly after their activities were unraveled. In the same manner, Nigerians wants the Legos Indian school to be shut down so as not to allow them perpetrate racism in our own country.
