24,000 Children Haven’t Returned To School After COVID-19 Shutdown – Sanwo-Olu

24,000 Children Haven’t Returned To School After COVID-19 Shutdown – Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday disclosed that 24,000 Lagos school children are yet to resume school after the first shutdown of schools in the first wave of COVID-19 to curb the spread.

The governor said this while briefing newsmen at the State House, Ikeja on the COVID-19 update on Tuesday.

He explained that one of the reasons for reopening schools was to protect students from social vices.

He said, “After the first lockdown, we are still looking for about 24,000 children that have not come back to school. So, there is a challenge if you keep them out for that long.

“Their parents or guardians now turn them to other things instead of allowing them to come back and learn.

“We just don’t want to throw them (out) because they will just be roaming about the streets and become more endangered. You see incidents of child abuse and unprintable things that are being done to these children.

“We are monitoring. We are not saying that our position is sacrosanct and (it) can be reviewed down the line. If we monitor and realise that people are not taking responsibility, we make a recall and that is why decisions will be reviewed from time to time.”