54 Pregnant Girls discovered in Lagos Public Schools

According to a recent statistics released by the Office of Youth and Social Development, 54 pregnant girls and 200 students on drugs have been uncovered in Lagos public secondary schools.

This unhealthy discovery showed that 54 pregnant girls were counselled by the school social services in the last one year out of the 378 schools visited.

Out of the 54 pregnant girl students counselled, 18 of them who were with serious depression were brought under supervision of the social welfare service.

The report also revealed that 154 cases of sexual assault were uncovered and the victims were counselled, while 27 of such affected students were placed under supervision. 91 victims of physical abuse were counselled, with 27 placed under supervision.

The department also counselled 102 students who absconded with 50 of such students placed under supervision.