Ondo education ministry rejects alleged N8,000 school blood test
Ondo State’s Ministry of Education has denied authorising an alleged blood-testing exercise that reportedly required secondary-school students in Akure to pay N8,000. The supplied report does not identify the school, explain who organised the exercise or state whether any students underwent testing.
The Ondo State Ministry of Education has denied authorising an alleged blood-testing exercise at a secondary school in Akure, Punch Nigeria reports. The reported exercise was said to involve a payment of N8,000. However, the ministry rejected any suggestion that it had approved the test, according to the supplied account.
The available material does not name the school involved or identify the people or organisation alleged to have arranged the exercise. It also does not state what type of blood test was proposed, why it was requested or whether students or their families made payments. There is no information in the supplied report on whether the alleged exercise took place, whether students were tested, or whether school authorities took any action after the ministry’s denial.
The ministry’s position, as presented, is limited to a denial of authorisation. The report does not include a response from the school, parents, students or any other party connected with the allegation.
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