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By Daud Olatunji

Two months after resumption, most schools in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, have dumped the idea of washing of hands and using of sanitiser to prevent further spread of Ebola and other diseases.

When our correspondent visited some schools in Abeokuta, some principals refused to talk, saying they were forbidden from talking to the press, while those who spoke with our correspondent did so on the condition of anonymity.

According to most of them, the students had to stop washing their hands as most schools don’t have water supply and the government refused to provide them with hand sanitiser.

Some of the schools visited include African Church Grammar School, Abeokuta, High Praise Nursery and Primary School, Oke-Ijeun, Abeokuta Grammar Schools, Macjob Grammar School, St. Annes, Our Lady of Apostles, Sacred Heart hospital among others.

Expressing shock on discovering that most schools have abandoned hand washing, some parents who spoke with Vanguard Learning urged government to ensure the culture of washing hands and use of sanitiser are sustained in school so as to prevent the spread of diseases.

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