There is tension in Taabaa community, Khanna Local Government Area of Rivers State over allegation that a monarch subjected female students of Government Comprehensive High School (SNR) to forced virginity tests.
According to Daily Trust, the management of the school has kicked against such an act, saying it contravened the dignity of the girl child.
The management staff of the school has also petitioned the Rivers State Ministry of Education, accusing the paramount ruler of Taabaa community, HRH Mene M.S.K Nule, of allegedly forcing virginity testing on female students, invasion of the school premises and taking over of the school farm.
The petition dated October 12, 2026, also seeks immediate investigation by appropriate authorities into the incident, which has been reportedly happening in the last seven years.
The traditional ruler has denied allegation, but admitted conducting roll calls to identify students who are still virgin and sensitizing them to maintain their virginity until they complete their studies.
Nule disclosed that he started the virginity roll calls in 2020 when he got reports that some teachers of the school were molesting female students.
He said he regularly visits the school with his team and asks students who are virgins to stand up, adding that only one female student stood up when he first conducted the exercise.
