A Nigerian lady living with disability, Umoru Precious, has allegedly had her admission withdrawn by the Edo State College of Nursing Sciences, Sahara Reporters is reporting.
“She was denied entry into the school despite paying N335,000 in instalments, and after interviewing her — physical interview — before she was given the admission, it’s so sad,” a source in the school told SaharaReporters.
The school was established in 1954 by the then Western Region Government to train nurses who will satisfy the medical and health needs of the people.
Both national and international laws guarantee the right to education for all without discrimination.
In a chat with SaharaReporters, the victim cond£mned the action of the school management. She called on Governor Godwin Obaseki and human rights organisations to come to her aid.
“Please, I need the public to join me in speaking out; I got admission into Edo State College of Nursing Sciences, I started lectures on a Monday and by Wednesday they told me to leave the school that
I’m not flexible enough, that they don’t want someone like me, all because I have a bent posture. I have a right to education and Edo State College of Nursing Sciences is taking it away from me,” she said.
