Fifteen-year-old Janet (not real
name), one of the victims of the virginity test allegedly conducted on pupils
of Ajuwon Senior High School, Ajuwon, Ifo Local Government Area, Ogun State
What happened in your
school on December 10, 2012?
Rev. Olufunke Oladeojobi, our school
principal, came to some Senior Secondary School One classes and announced that
she would be conducting virginity test on us. She marched us with the
assistance of some members of staff into her office and thereafter conducted
the test on us.
What do you think
prompted her to conduct the test?
Our principal is a disciplinarian and
she always lament on the assembly ground that she used to receive reports that
we (female pupils) were in the habit of sleeping around with our classmates and
technicians.
Did she force the test on
you?
Yes, it was like a form of compulsion
because she went after some of us who ran away after claiming to be virgins and
compelled them to take the test. At least I know two of them like that. The
first person who did the test was in that category. She didn’t do it willingly.
How many of you did the
test?
Ten of us but initially, she said she
was going to conduct the test on all the pupils who claimed to be virgins but
she stopped after she discovered a pupil who had lost her virginity from the
first group comprising 10 pupils.
Where did the test take
place and how many people conducted it?
The test was carried out in the
principal’s office. A bed was placed on the floor of the office and our
principal and two other nurses were there with two other members of staff. One
of the nurses works in our school’s sick bay while the other nurse was invited.
Who conducted the test on
you?
It was the resident nurse in our
school that conducted the test on me. Our principal was at the door entrance
and she (the principal) ushered me in when it got to my turn.
How was the test
conducted?
The resident nurse removed the glove
she used for the person before me and wore another one. She positioned me on
the bed, removed my pants, spread my legs and observed my private parts with
her eyes. She then dipped two fingers into my private parts. The principal was
beside her that time and the nurse told her (principal) that I was a virgin.
What was your principal’s
reaction when the nurse said you are a virgin?
The principal said I should not mess
around with boys and she gave me an Ogun State Government customised exercise
book.
Did you lose blood after
the test?
I did not lose blood but I heard that
some people lost blood. I left the vicinity of the principal’s office after the
test was conducted on me.
Did she conduct the test
on those who were menstruating?
No she didn’t. They asked them to go
whenever they noticed it and gave them exercise books.
How did you feel after
the test?
I didn’t understand the gravity of
the incident until our senior colleagues in school started threatening to cause
mayhem after the test. I told my mum when I got home.
What did the principal do
to the person who was discovered to have lost her virginity?
When I came back for my bag, I saw
the girl who was said to have lost her virginity kneeling down in her office
and I saw the principal talking tough. She wrote down her name on the black board
in her office and announced verbally that she had been suspended.
These holier than thou principals! In her befuddled mind, didn't she know that this is sexual assault? School can only punish students for breaking rules. & I'm sure no school rule says: thou shall not lose your virginity. She defiled those students
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