The ministry of education says the panel investigating the alleged sexual molestation of a female student of Queen’s College, Lagos, could not establish any evidence to indict the accused teacher.
This is because the alleged victim’s mother failed to show up.
Anthony Anwukah, the minister of state for education, said this in Abuja on Friday.
He said that the ministry would take appropriate actions following the recommendations of the committee.
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The recommendations were not made public.
“The investigation committee did not establish any credible evidence against the accused teacher, considering the fact that Mrs Chinenye Okoye remained unidentified, faceless and inaccessible despite the committee’s best efforts and assurances to protect her identity and that of her daughter,” he said.
“Consequently, the investigation committee finds it difficult to recommend disciplinary action against the accused teacher as the complainant failed to come forward to prove this weighty accusation.
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“The committee could not establish any cover up of sexual molestation by the management of Queen’s College.
“The federal ministry of education notes and accepts all the recommendations of the committee and will take actions as appropriate.”
The minister asked anyone with information that could lead to the identification of the alleged victim or her mother or with any credible and substantiated evidence to approach the ministry.
Olaseni Oshifala, a biology teacher, was accused by a parent, Okoye, of molesting her JSS2 daughter.
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She said Oshifala forcefully tried to kiss and touch the private parts of her daughter.
Okoye said this happened after lights out in the school and that her daughter started screaming so he pretended to punish her.
After much controversy, a spirited defence by the authorities and the Parents Teachers Association of the Queens college, Anwukah,on March 22, set up a committee to investigate the alleged sexual molestation.
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