IN a rare absurdity, students of an Ibadan-based secondary school have been stranded in their academic pursuit and the possibility of gaining admission into any higher institution near zero following the abscondment of the proprietor of the school, who relocated abroad after collecting the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations fees from them and selling off the school without their knowledge.
One Adejoke Lasisi said the school is close to her residence, shed more light on the development on his Facebook page: “An unidentified school owner in Ibadan has travelled out of the country after being paid WAEC and NECO exam fees by his students.”
Lasisi, who is the Founder of Planet 3R, said some parents borrowed to pay the fees only to discover that they had not registered the students for the examinations, as Sunday Adeyemi, identified as the school owner, had reportedly disappeared with the fees.
Her post was due to anger and personal experience, as her younger brother had once been a victim of a similar incident, only for her family managed to rally support and funds to re-register him for the examinations.
The owner of ‘The Lord’s Favour’ School for more than two decades had allegedly sold off his properties, including his home and the school itself, to finance his relocation abroad, leaving the students and parents stranded.
Adejoke concluded her post by emphasising that while everyone has the right to seek opportunities abroad, it should not be at the expense of others, especially when it involves breaching trust and jeopardising the future of innocent students.
