In the light of the above, this Court holds that notwithstanding the anonymity of the victims, the case is admissible as a matter of being driven by public interest. 2. WHETHER THERE IS A BAN BY THE RESPONDENT BARRING PREGNANT ADOLESCENT SCHOOL GIRLS FROM ATTENDING SCHOOL IN SIERRA LEONE AS A RESULT OF PREGNANCY. In paragraph 4.0 of the application, the applicant stated thus: “Concerns the ban by the Republic of Sierra Leone of pregnant girls in Sierra Leone from attending school”. The Applicant continued that, “girls who fall pregnant while completing their secondary or primary education are prohibited by the State from attending school simply because of their pregnancy”. The Applicant claims that the then Minister of Education, Science and Technology in Sierra Leone, one Dr. Minkailu Bah published in media statements that visibly pregnant girls in Sierra Leone would no longer be able to attend school upon the reopening of schools as pregnant girls served as negative influence on their peers. The Respondent on the other hand, in its statement of Defence, denied the existence of a ban on pregnant school girls from attending school. In paragraph 6 of its statement of defence, it corroborated the claim of the applicant that the then Minister of Science and Technology made the statement which was unfortunate, but stated that; “the Minister unilaterally making an error in judgement by issuing a ban on pregnant girls in the Basic Education Certificate Examinations class from taking their external examinations”. The Respondent 16