Kemi Badenoch Narrates How She Got Nigerian Guy Expelled from School

• Kemi Badenoch has recalled reporting a fellow student for cheating during an exam at her secondary school in Shagamu, Nigeria
• She said she had worked hard to earn top marks and could not accept another student taking a dishonest route
• The incident led to the student’s expulsion and shaped perceptions of her as “too truthful” to remain in Nigeria

British politician Kemi Badenoch has spoken about a personal experience from her secondary school days in Shagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria, where she reported a fellow student for cheating during an examination.

Speaking in an interview with the BBC, Badenoch recounted that she had prepared extensively for the exam and was determined to achieve top marks through her own effort.

Badenoch recounts how she got a cheat expelled

She explained that watching another student attempt to secure the same outcome through dishonest means was unacceptable to her.

She said:

"I was the person who would say in a class that person is copying notes from the other person, because even then I hated cheating"

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I remember this extraordinary day. I must be about 14 or 15, and I said 'he's cheating' - I stood up in the middle of an exam - and that boy ended up getting expelled, and I didn't get praised for it. I was a relatively popular kid in school. And people were asking 'why would you do that to him?"

She said she had read and was looking forward to acing the exam and coming out as the best, and could not stomach another person taking an uncourteous route to achieve the same.

According to her, the incident not only resulted in the student’s expulsion but also shaped how others perceived her.

She recalled being told afterward that she was “too truthful, too direct, too unbothered” to remain in Nigeria. Some even told her she did not belong there.

Badenoch noted that she also began to feel the same way about herself, a realisation that influenced her perspective and personal values.

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Badenoch's schoolmate breaks silence

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian woman who attended a Federal Government College in the 1980s had pushed back against recent claims by UK Conservative politician Kemi Badenoch, who described her school experience as prison-like.

Reacting to Badenoch’s comments, the woman, who said she studied at same school in Abuja, stated that several of her close friends had also attended FGC Sagamu, the same school Kemi referenced in her now-viral account.

According to her, the environment at the time was nothing like the grim portrayal presented by the British MP.

She described the federal unity schools of the era as some of the best in the country - spaces where children of politicians, civil servants, and average Nigerians learned side by side in an environment that fostered discipline, competition, and national unity.

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Legit.ng earlier reported that unrest within the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party had intensified as poll ratings for the party dropped ahead of next week’s local elections, raising questions about Kemi Badenoch’s leadership.

Badenoch, who has served as Tory leader for six months, faced criticism for focusing on issues deemed irrelevant to the party’s current challenges.

According to Bloomberg, polls indicated that her performance has been poor, with critics highlighting her emphasis on opposing “left-wing nonsense”, such as excessive regulation and identity politics, rather than presenting detailed policy frameworks.

Source: Legit.ng