Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says over 24,000 children have not resumed in schools in the state after the first lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Sanwo-Olu stated this on Tuesday while addressing journalists at the State House, Ikeja, on the COVID-19 update.
The governor said one of the reasons for reopening schools was to protect students from social vices.
According to him, “After the first lockdown, we are still looking for about 24,000 children that have not come back to school. So, there is a challenge if you keep them out for that long.
“Their parents or guardians now turn them to other things instead of allowing them to come back and learn.
“We just don’t want to throw them (out) because they will just be roaming about the streets and become more endangered. You see incidents of child abuse and unprintable things that are being done to these children.
“We believe that schools, sometimes, happen to be the safe haven for them and we have done a roaster.
“We are monitoring. We are not saying that our position is sacrosanct and (it) can be reviewed down the line. If we monitor and realise that people are not taking responsibility, we make a recall and that is why decisions will be reviewed from time to time.”