Two principals of secondary schools in Nasarawa State were said to have diverted to personal use NECO registration fees their students paid through them.
Nasarawa State Commandant of the Nigerian Securities and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Alhaji Lawan Bashir disclosed this in Lafia, the state capital where he briefed newsmen on the activities of the security agency in the state.
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The commandant said the two schools where the principals helped themselves to their students’ NECO fees are, Shekkina International School in Agyaragu area of Obi LGA and GSS Wakama in Eggon LGA.
Bashir narrated that the students got to know of the diversion when examination commenced.
He said, “it was after the examinations started that the candidates realised that they had not been registered, their parents promptly reported the matter to the area inspectorate office of education in the affected locations, which brought the matter to us.”
The NSCDC boss explained how his office resolved the matter.
According to him, “we employed alternative conflict resolution mechanism and it yielded results, all the parties have agreed to the terms for the repayment of the fees to the affected candidates
“The principal of Shekkina International School has refunded more than N400,000 to 67 candidates while his GSS Wakama counterpart has agreed to pay the money before the end of June. We involved the candidates and their parents in the negotiations so as to resolve the matter without any violence that appeared imminent before we came in.”
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