Obiamaka Chidinma
Azubike, the ex-student of Olashore International School (OIS) in lloko-ljesha,
Osun state, has called out the school for allegedly denying her justice after
being s..3...xually abused about 17 years ago.
In a now-viral letter to
the school, Chidinma said she was a student of OIS between September 1998 and
July 2004 during which she served as public relations (PR) prefect.
The lady recalled that on May 1, 2004, the school had held
its entry exams and as the PR prefect, she was tasked with coordinating the
day’s activity.
She said around 8 pm later in the day, she and four of her female friends had left their hostels to the school’s hall where a debate was held.
Chidinma said on getting to the hall, however, she and her
friends were told that SS3 students were excluded from the exercise since they
had exams to prepare for at the time.
The lady disclosed that she contemplated staying back at the
hall — since it was late — but decided to return to her hostel to continue her
preparation for her exams.
She said on her way back, she was allegedly assaulted by 13
of her male classmates who left her writhing in pain until she managed to
escape to the principal’s apartment inside the school.
Chidinma disclosed that when she arrived at the principal’s
house, she was cross-examined by the principal and his wife and was later taken
to the school’s clinic for treatment where the nurse confirmed that she had
“v@g!nal trauma” as a result of the alleged assault.
She said the night of the incident was “blur to her” until
Chiamaka nee Azubike, her sister, who was also a student of the school, came to
pick her.
Chidinma said the principal, who made her write several
statements, promised that he would call her parents to inform them of the
incident but allegedly failed to do so.
She alleged that three days after the incident, she was
attacked and beaten by some boys on her way back from the principal’s office —
where she had gone to ask if he had called her parents as promised.
Chidinma claimed that one of the boys who beat him was not
among those who sexually assaulted her but was persuaded by her abusers to join
them because his guardian was a monarch.
The lady said the school had convened a special assembly the
next day and her abusers were “punished (sentenced to junior house for their
exams with the prefects amongst them de-badged).”
She said to her surprise, Oladele Olashore, the monarch,
allegedly “turned to me and declared that I would have the same punishment. I
was punished for talking about being sexually assaulted.”
“I was also banned from PROM and the Valedictory service.
The girl that was with me that night but escaped being assaulted was also given
the same punishment I was given,” she added.
The lady said she and her sister managed to call their
parents after the incident but the principal allegedly “attempted to tell a
different story from what happened.”
“I was grateful for my parents for defending me till the
last even at PTA meetings were my name and theirs was dragged in the mud,” she
said.
Chidinma also said she has been traumatised by the
experience, adding that even after 17 years and seven months, she’s still
“healing from it.”
According to her “it is unfair to expect survivors of
sexual assault and rape to live with lifelong consequences while the people and
the systems that damaged us go scot-free.”
She called on the school’s management to revisit the case,
apologise to her, and ensure that justice is served.
“My ask today is simple, correct the injustice you served.
Publicly apologise in print and on social to me (Obiamaka Azubike), the now
young woman who you punished with me (name Withheld) and our families who were
humiliated,” she said.
“Reinstate the records to show that both Chiamaka nee
Azubike and I Obiamaka Azubike were school prefects.
“Grant a zoom ceremony where Chiamaka Azubike and I are both
awarded our honours which we earned.”
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