The management of Excel College, Ejigbo, Lagos, has embarked on a comprehensive reformation of the school’s hostel system with emphasis on surveillance facilities to avoid a repeat of a breach of its code of conduct by students and staff.
Recall that a viral video on social media recently showed some students of the school smoking and drinking what was suspected to be alcohol at a social gathering within the school hostel premises in Ejigbo.
Describing the viral video as malicious and witch-hunting, a recent video on the social media which portrayed the school in a bad light, the Lagos State Ministry of Education waded into the development and invited the management of the school as it began to investigate the content of the video.
Reacting to the unfortunate development, the Director of the school, Dr. Dele Oke explained that the video in question was far from the truth as it was doctored by those behind it to portray the school in a bad light with an ulterior motive to bring the school down.
According to him the video was two separate incidents that happened in April and May, but were made to appear as if it was from the same occasion by those behind the plot to achieve their evil objective. In the video, one could hear the voice-over repeatedly saying, ‘go and withdraw your children from this school’.
He said that the management of the school was on top of the matter as punitive measures are being taken against those found to have breached the school’s rules and regulations.
While expressing regrets over the incident and accepting responsibility, Oke assured that the management of the school had learnt a lesson, and has put in place measures to ensure that such doesn’t happen again.
‘’Yes, there were incidents that happened with our graduating students in April and May but what was presented on that video was far from the truth. Obviously there was manipulation in the video, in the sequence of events, and then it was sensationally doctored to achieve a mischievous objective. The voice over on the video was saying they should take away students from the school. They should close down the school. And we all saw that.
‘’We’ve met with the police and officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Education. We’ve told them our own side of the story, and we’ve also spoken with the parents about the situation; and I can tell you it will be resolved,’’ he said.
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