A video circulating widely on social media has generated significant public concern after showing a group of students, reportedly from Community Comprehensive Secondary School in Four Towns, Uyo, engaging in inappropriate behavior inside what appears to be a classroom.
The school, situated on Abak Road in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, is located close to the state secretariat, where the Ministry of Education is headquartered.
The footage, which lasts approximately 36 seconds and surfaced on Facebook on Monday, 22 June, shows several students dressed in red-and-white school uniforms. The exact date the video was recorded remains unknown, and there has been no confirmation regarding who filmed it or whether the individuals involved have been identified by school management.
In the recording, around eleven students – comprising mostly boys and one girl – can be seen handling and smoking what observers believe to be cannabis. The students appear relaxed and celebratory, dancing and singing along to music playing in the background. At one point, a male student is also seen embracing the female student.
The video quickly attracted widespread attention online, prompting discussions about student behavior, school oversight, and the growing challenge of substance abuse among young people.
Several social media users claimed to recognize the uniforms as those worn by students of Community Comprehensive Secondary School. Others expressed concern that the conduct displayed in the footage suggested a pattern of behavior rather than an isolated incident.
Many commenters criticized what they described as declining standards of discipline in some schools and called for stronger supervision of students. Others emphasized the need for greater parental involvement, effective guidance and counselling services, and measures to address drug use among adolescents.
The incident has further intensified conversations about the prevalence of substance abuse among secondary school students and the importance of early intervention programs. Education stakeholders have increasingly highlighted schools as vital environments for awareness campaigns, counselling initiatives, and preventive measures aimed at reducing drug-related problems among young people.
Efforts to obtain a response from the Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Education, Ubong Umoh, were reportedly unsuccessful, as calls and text messages seeking official comment had not received a reply at the time of reporting.
