< img src ="https://edugist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG-20260320-WA0001.jpg"alt= "" > A former student of Valencia College Ibadan has actually submitted a suit versus the school’s proprietor, Engr. Morakiny Goodness, over an alleged case of prolonged physical and psychological abuse dating back to 2016.
The suit, submitted on March 18, 2026, centres on an event said to have actually taken place on September 13, 2016, when the claimant– then a Senior Secondary School 2 (SSS2) student– was supposedly subjected to extreme punishment after reportedly describing the owner as “mumu” in a WhatsApp group discussion.
According to information contained in the legal action, the student declared that he was summoned together with his classmates to the school’s dining hall, where he was purchased to remove his shirt and lie on the flooring.
He even more claimed that cleaners were advised to put pails of water on him before he was flogged continually for about 2 hours.
The plaintiff likewise declared that he was required to roll on muddy ground in public view, kicked, and had the proprietor’s foot put on his head. He added that he was rejected food and later on had a pail of unclean dishwater poured on him.
In an additional claim, the ex-student mentioned that about a week after the incident, he was again summoned, made to strip, and supposedly humiliated as his injuries were displayed to another trainee. He described the experience as degrading, inhumane, and a violation of his fundamental right to self-respect.
The plaintiff is now looking for redress in court through a basic human rights enforcement fit, requiring justice for the supposed abuse.
Responding to the viral claims, the management of Valencia Group of Schools dismissed the accusations, explaining them as misleading and a distortion of facts.
In an official declaration, the school verified that the matter is currently before a qualified court in Oyo State but stated it was compelled to react due to the general public attention generated.
The school preserved that the concern came from a disciplinary case involving the former student, Oluwafẹranmi Ojo, who presumably referred to the owner in a bad manner on a WhatsApp platform.
According to the statement, “Mr. Oluwafẹranmi Ojo, then an SSS2 trainee, was discovered to have referred to the Proprietor … as a ‘mumu’– a derogatory Yoruba word meaning ‘fool’– on a WhatsApp group.”
Offering more context, the school priced quote the student as saying, “don’t mind my ‘mumu’ owner, he made everyone read for Biology,” in response to a discussion about subject choices.
The management, however, did not straight address the in-depth allegations of physical abuse detailed in the claim but stressed that the matter is sub judice.
“We keep in mind that this same matter is presently pending before a skilled court of law in Oyo State … we are obliged to release this action to set the records straight,” the declaration read.
The school likewise cautioned that the social networks story has the possible to deceive the general public and damage its reputation, noting that it has invested over a years shaping young minds.