Residents of Adinlewa, Leo, Bypass Junction at both ends and other surrounding areas in Akure, the Ondo State Capital are raising alarm over the growing menace of students from Oyemekun Grammar School and CAC Grammar School, whose daily conduct is fast turning the community into a hub of chaos and fear.
According to concerned residents, students mostly boys, from the two public schools have developed a notorious habit of gathering every morning around KOSEUNTI Church and loitering aimlessly around the aforementioned areas, instead of attending classes.
Many are seen playing gambling games, smoking dangerous substances, and engaging in disruptive behaviours, particularly along Adinlewa and Leo streets.
The situation is becoming increasingly dangerous, as reliable sources within the community alleged that some of these boys are already active members of cult groups. Violent clashes between rival groups of the students from both schools have become frequent, often erupting after school hours and leaving the areas in panic.
“We are afraid for our children,” a mother who lives nearby, in an emotional laden voice told PALACE PULSE that “These boys now operate like street gangs. Some of them even threaten traders, fight each other publicly, and recruit younger children into their criminal lifestyle. What kind of future are we building?”
Many of these students no longer show up in school regularly, and when they do, they are reportedly uncontrollable.
“The good ones are getting corrupted daily,” said a local youth leader. “If we don’t step in now, we risk losing an entire generation to drugs, violence, and criminality.
These schools need proper monitoring, guidance counseling units, and parental involvement.”
It is evident that a moral breakdown is taking place, and authorities appear to be lukewarm about it or showing no sign to step in, to restore orderliness, and the problem may soon escalate to becoming unmanageable for the Schools Managements and the Society.
There is an urgent call on the Ondo State Ministry of Education, Law Enforcement Agencies and the Management of both Schools to take a decisive action, to forestall this growing trend of moral decadence, that portends a great danger for the future of these young lads and by extension the society at large.
The community is demanding that the most notorious students be separated from the rest and reorientation programs be introduced in the schools.
This disturbing situation demands immediate attention, not only to restore discipline within Oyemekun Grammar School and CAC Grammar School, but also to secure the future of these children and ensure peace in the community.
