Police finally arrests Teacher involved in sexual
harassment saga at Queen’s College,
Yaba, Mr Olaseni Oshifala.
A member of the staff of the school said the
embattled biology teacher accused of sexually
molesting a yet-to-be-identified JSS2 pupil,
reported at the police station on Monday but
was not allowed to go home.
That was not the first time he had been to the
police over the case.
He had previously visited the police to complain
about the “false accusations” against him.
He said he was being targeted by people jealous
of his success in the school.
Meanwhile, a protest planned by the Association
of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), the
union to which teachers of the college belong for
Wednesday, was called off.
Chairman of the Queen’s College chapter of the
union, Comrade Abiodun Oladejo, said the protest
was suspended to avoid it being hijacked by
unwanted elements.
“We called it off to avoid violence and
misunderstanding of our position on the issue,”
he said.
A source also mentioned that while the members
of the panel set up by the Minister of State for
Education, Prof Anthony Onwuka, was yet to
arrive at the college, many more others, including
representatives of UNICEF, Lagos State
government, visited the college yesterday to
investigate the allegations.
He also said the commissioner of police, Fatai
Owoseni, met with some members of staff.
“We are expecting the ministerial panelists. So
many organizations are coming around to
investigate the case – UNICEF, Lagos State
House of Assembly, Lagos State Ministry of
Youth and Sports, etc. About 10 members of
staff met with the Commissioner of Police
today,” he said.
This action is following a call by the Queen’s
College Old Girls’ Association (QCOGA) for a
criminal investigation of the case.
Sahara Reporters
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