Post by Brightiyke (@brightiyke)

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The news of the deplorable condition of the School for the Deaf in Orodo and the allegations of sexual abuse should shake every conscience. As an indigene of Orodo, I feel not just sadness but deep shame. This is a stain on all of us.

We often blame the government and rightly so but we must also ask ourselves some difficult questions. When did we abandon the Igbo values of “Aku ruo ụlọ” and “Onye aghala nwanne ya”? How did we become so indifferent that children in our own community could live, learn, and suffer in such conditions without provoking sustained outrage?

These are not strangers. They are our children, our brothers, our sisters, our sons, and our daughters. Their disability does not diminish their humanity or their right to safety, dignity, and quality education.

To say we have failed is an understatement. Our silence has made us accomplices to government neglect. A society that ignores the suffering of its most vulnerable has lost its moral compass.

This should not end with social media outrage. There must be accountability for those responsible, justice for every victim, and immediate action to restore the school to a safe and dignified learning environment. Orodo must do better. Imo State must do better. Nigeria must do better.

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