RismadarVoice Reporters
September 23, 2026
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested a chemist shop operator in Ondo State over the alleged unauthorised collection of blood samples from newly admitted students of CAC Adu Memorial Secondary School, Oke-Aro, Akure.
The Ondo State Command said the samples were allegedly collected at a kiosk near the school and subsequently taken to a laboratory for analysis, with results reportedly issued to the students the following day.
The NSCDC said it began investigating the matter on September 21 after its Safe School Unit received information from the Ondo State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology concerning the alleged blood testing.
During the investigation, officers traced the address stated on the laboratory results but were unable to locate the laboratory at the address provided.
The command’s spokesperson, SC Daniel Aidamenbor, identified the arrested chemist operator as Adigun Kazeem, who allegedly operated the kiosk where the samples were collected.
Aidamenbor said the school principal, Mrs Olajumoke Ekpo-Jide, was also questioned and provided a written statement to investigators.
According to the command, the principal denied that the school authorised or participated in the blood-testing exercise, maintaining that the Ministry of Education had prohibited blood tests as an admission requirement.
The NSCDC identified Olugbenga Olusola Foge as the individual allegedly responsible for the laboratory aspect of the exercise and said he remained at large as of Wednesday.
Investigators also recovered a copy of the laboratory results as part of the ongoing investigation.
The command said Kazeem’s arrest was expected to assist investigators in locating Foge and determining whether other individuals were involved in the alleged collection and testing of the students’ blood samples.
The investigation followed an earlier statement by the Ondo State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology distancing itself from the exercise.
