The Education Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has started that the four schools were a church is allegedly forcefully converting Muslims students to Christianity are in Mararaba in Nasarawa state, not Abuja.
The four schools are Government Secondary School (GSS) Mararaba, GSS Bakin Ado, GSS Kurunduma and Aunty Alice School.
Malam Kabiru Musa, Head, Information and Public Relation Unit of the secretariat revealed this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an unidentified teacher had released a voice note, claiming that some students in FCT schools were being forced to accept another Christianity against their wish by a prominent Pentecostal church.
Musa said that the voice note recorded in Hausa language, linking FCT schools to religious indoctrination was misleading and malicious.
He said that investigations had revealed that the areas and school locations mentioned in the voice note were not in the FCT, but Mararaba in Nasarawa, a neighbouring state.
“We wish to irrevocably and categorically state that the claims in the said audio are false, baseless, and deliberately misleading.
“Let it be clearly stated that such divisive and harmful narratives aimed at destabilising our education system and creating religious tension will not be tolerated.
“The FCTA reserves the right to take legal and administrative action against individuals or groups propagating such falsehoods against its schools or territory.
“We urge the public, media, and stakeholders to disregard the viral voice note in its entirety and to rely only on verified information from official FCTA sources,” he said.
The head of the information unit stressed that FCT Schools were strictly secular institutions, where students practising different religions coexist peacefully.
He added that the FCT Administration guarantees the freedom of worship and upholds the rights of every child to learn in an environment free from religious discrimination or compulsion.
“Our teachers and school administrators are highly trained professionals who operate strictly within the bounds of professional ethics and codes of conduct.
“They are dedicated to nurturing students into disciplined, responsible citizens without bias or prejudice,” he said.
