Unity school allegedly starves students for non-payment of N5,000 insurance levy

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- The Federal Government College, Okigwe, has been accused by a parent, of starving some of the students of food since January 16

- The students were reportedly starved for failing to pay N5,000 insurance levy

- It was learnt that the National Parents And Teachers Association of Federal Unity Secondary Schools has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over the issue

A parent has accused the Federal Government College, Okigwe, of starving some of the students of food since January 6, 2018 for failing to pay N5,000 insurance levy.

A parent of two of the affected student, Martins Nwokedi, stated this while addressing journalists in Umuahia, the Abia state capital, adding that the action of the college was both illegal and inhuman, Punch reports.

NAIJ.com gathered that Nwokedi said that his children were not indebted to the college of any fees, saying that they had paid all the statutory levies.

The school was also accused of withholding their promotional examination results for last academic year.

He said that the National Parents And Teachers Association of Federal Unity Secondary Schools has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over it.

The petition which was written by Nwokedi's counsel, Chibuike Nwokeukwu, read in part, “In Re: Illegal and unauthorized imposition of insurance levy on students of the 104 Unity Schools in Nigeria, an act likely to cause a breach of the peace and break down of law and order.

“As a parent, I am deeply concerned about the condition of the students, who by no fault of theirs have been made to go through such agonizing experience.”

He said that every effort and appeal to the principal and the vice principal had proved abortive.

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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that many public school students in Osun state were ordered to leave the school premises on Monday, January 15, by different school management due to failure to pay school fees of N7,710 for the second term, which started in January 2018.

It was reported that the directive to prevent such students from partaking in any form of academic activity was firm. Many defaulting students were seen roaming around Osogbo around 11 am.

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