Virginity test: School principal sane, says medical report

Medical test conducted to determine the mental state of Rev. Olufunke Aladeojebi, former Principal of Ajuwon High School, Iju Ajuwon, Ogun State, who ordered virginity test on some female students, has confirmed that she is sane and suffers no serious mental ailment.
The report also blamed nurses attached to the school for not playing the expected professional role and providing ethical voice of reason against the perceived ‘order’ by the principal.

A statement signed by Barrister John Olusegun Odubela, Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, said the four-page report prepared and signed by Dr. Timothy Olaolu Adebowale, a Consultant Psychiatrist Special Grade 1 with Nuero Psychiatrist Hospital, Aro, described Mrs. Aladeojebi, who was assessed on January 29, 2013, as a woman “who was well-orientated in time, place and person, with good attention and concentration.”

The report described her “short and long term memories” as “intact,” adding: “She also demonstrated an appropriate assertiveness in declining to pay for the registration fee for her assessment, pointing out that this ought to be paid by the referring body. There was no evidence of impairment of reality testing, or gross personality defect, as she currently expresses realistic views on issues regarding the whole incident in her school and her referral for this assessment.”

The psychiatrist attributed the former principal’s mistake to “lack of restraint,” as “she does not appear to have feelings of personal insecurity, self-doubts and incompleteness which could have in addition to her desire for perfection in her work, qualified her for a label of obsessional personality that may explain a proneness to such situational reaction.” The report blamed the nurses attached to the school for not playing the expected professional role and providing ethical voice of reason against the perceived ‘order’ by the principal. The psychiatrist further noted:

“I am also of the opinion that redeployment from her present place of assignment will provide some face-saving relief, and will give her the opportunity to work through her acknowledged mistakes during the crisis.” The psychiatrist, Dr. Adebowale, also interviewed the school nurse, Mrs. Makinde and Mrs. F.A. Lapite, who is head of department of science, to get further information on the character traits of the former principal and her role in the virginity test.