Ebonyi state government Wednesday promised to provide a conducive environment for students of the state’s Special School for the blind Opefia in Izzi local government area of the state.
The Special Assistant to Governor Dave Umahi on Women Affairs, Mrs. Chinyere Udoku gave the assurance when she visited the school.
Before now, reports had it that female students of the school were being sexually molested by the people of the area who often times invade the school through various entrance to the school because of lack of perimeter fencing.
Mrs Udoku stressed that she visited the school following the report and urged the students not to panic as the state government would look into their plights.
She also condemned the action of the villagers against the female students
“I visited you people because of the reports I am getting about our female students here. You don’t need to panic because the state government under the leadership of our dear Governor Engr. Dave Umahi will look into your plights.
“Some of you will be President, Governors, Doctors, Engineers and so many other things. All you need to do is to remain focused in your studies despite any challenge you may be facing”, she said.
In his remarks, the Senior Prefect of the school, Anigor Chirstian called on the state government to urgently fence the school premises to save the students from further molestation.
“The challenges we face in this school are numerous. We don’t have perimeter fencing; we are facing the challenge of fencing. Sometimes, the villagers will just troop in here requesting one thing or the other and molesting our female students”, he said.
