< img src="https://edugist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/FB_IMG_1777536097275.jpg"alt =""> A legal specialist and human rights activist, Inibehe Effiong, has actually announced plans to accompany his customer, Mrs. Udoka Mary Queen, to the Zone 2 Authorities Command in Onikan, Lagos, following what he referred to as an invite and declared harassment by the cops over a controversial nursery school textbook.In a declaration on Thursday, April 30, 2026, Effiong disclosed that they would honour the invite as obedient citizens, stressing that their choice was out of regard for the Nigeria Police. He, however, preserved that his customer had dedicated no offence to call for cops involvement in the matter.
“We will be reporting with our client as law-abiding residents and out of respect for the institution of the Nigeria Police, not because we believe that Mary Queen committed any crime or that there’s a basis for the involvement of the cops in this matter,” Effiong stated.
The legal representative further declared that the author of the book, Ayengbe Ebhohimen JB, prompted the cops action versus his client, firmly insisting that the author must justify his function in the debate. According to him, the situation raises concerns about the appropriateness of cops intervention in what seems a civil or scholastic dispute.
Effiong expressed hope that officers at the Zone 2 Authorities Command would clarify their interest in the matter and conduct themselves professionally. “We are hoping that the officers … will have the ability to discuss to us what their service is with this matter,” he said, including that the cops must appreciate the fundamental rights of his client during the engagement.
Background: Lagos Govt Flags Unapproved Nursery Book
The controversy surrounding the nursery school book originates from a viral video posted on social media by a concerned parent, which highlighted supposed improper material in an English language book utilized by young students in Lagos State.
Reacting to the development, the Lagos State Ministry of Standard and Secondary Education stated it had actually launched an instant examination into the matter on the instruction of the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun.
Initial findings by the ministry revealed that the book in question was not among the approved or suggested instructional products for use in public or authorized independent schools throughout the state. Authorities likewise traced the school featured in the video to Ojo City government Area, with both the school and the publisher identified for more probe and possible sanctions.
The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Abisola Dokunmu-Adegbite, reiterated that Lagos maintains strict guidelines on the selection of instructional products, stressing that only government-approved textbooks are permitted to guarantee age-appropriate and morally sound learning.
While urging calm, the ministry ensured moms and dads and the public of its dedication to protecting the quality of foundational education, adding that it would take needed actions to promote requirements and prevent a recurrence.