< img src="https://edugist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/FB_IMG_1777536097275.jpg"alt =""> A legal practitioner and human rights activist, Inibehe Effiong, has announced plans to accompany his customer, Mrs. Udoka Mary Queen, to the Zone 2 Police Command in Onikan, Lagos, following what he described as an invitation and alleged harassment by the cops over a questionable nursery school textbook.In a statement on Thursday, April 30, 2026, Effiong revealed that they would honour the invitation as law-abiding residents, worrying that their decision ran out regard for the Nigeria Police Force. He, however, kept that his client had dedicated no offence to warrant cops participation in the matter.
“We will be reporting with our client as obedient citizens and out of regard for the institution of the Nigeria Police Force, not because we believe that Mary Queen dedicated any crime or that there’s a basis for the involvement of the cops in this matter,” Effiong mentioned.
The attorney even more declared that the author of the book, Ayengbe Ebhohimen JB, prompted the authorities action versus his client, insisting that the author needs to validate his function in the controversy. According to him, the scenario raises concerns about the suitability of police intervention in what appears to be a civil or scholastic conflict.
Effiong revealed hope that officers at the Zone 2 Police Command would clarify their interest in the matter and conduct themselves professionally. “We are hoping that the officers … will be able to describe to us what their company is with this matter,” he stated, including that the authorities should respect the fundamental rights of his client throughout the engagement.
Background: Lagos Govt Flags Unapproved Nursery Book
The controversy surrounding the nursery school textbook stems from a viral video published on social media by a worried parent, which highlighted alleged inappropriate material in an English language book utilized by young pupils in Lagos State.
Responding to the development, the Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education stated it had actually launched an instant examination into the matter on the instruction of the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun.
Preliminary findings by the ministry showed that the textbook in question was not among the authorized or recommended instructional products for use in public or authorized independent schools across the state. Authorities likewise traced the school featured in the video to Ojo Local Government Area, with both the school and the publisher recognized for more probe and possible sanctions.
The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Abisola Dokunmu-Adegbite, restated that Lagos preserves stringent guidelines on the choice of educational products, worrying that only government-approved textbooks are allowed to ensure age-appropriate and morally sound knowing.
While urging calm, the ministry guaranteed parents and the general public of its dedication to safeguarding the quality of fundamental education, adding that it would take necessary actions to uphold requirements and avoid a recurrence.