Lagos Govt Takes Action Against Chrisland School Over Pupil’s Death

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Following the death of a 12 year old female student during the school sporting, the Lagos State Government has ordered the shut down of Chrisland International School, Lagos, pending the circumstances surrounding her death is ascertained.

The father of Whitney Adeniran, who died on February 09, 2023, during the school’s inter-house sports at Agege stadium, Lagos, had taken it to the public, demanding to know the cause of her daughter’s death, saying that Whitney was hale and hearty before leaving for school.

Reacting, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, who confirmed the tragic death of the pupil, said the school would be school down on February 13, 2023, to allow full scale investigation of the matter.

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He said, “We are investigating the matter but as a first step, we are going to shut down the school (Chrisland) tomorrow (Monday) to allow for a full investigation.

According to him, “The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasadee Adefisayo, has spoken with the father of the child to sympathise with him and commiserate with the family.”

In a different perspective, the deceased father, Dr. Michael Adediran told BBC Pidgin that his daughter was electrocuted from a naked wire from one cotton candy vendor machine, against the school management’s report that Whitney died of cardiac arrest.

He said, “She (Whitney) died from a naked wire from one cotton candy vendor machine. After she touched it, she was electrocuted immediately. I have documented evidence that my child died of electrocution and not cardiac arrest as Chrisland School claimed.”