Lagos Govt Takes Legal Action Against Chrisland Int’l School, Teachers, Others Over Pupil’s Death
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The Lagos State Government would take legal action against Chrisland International School staff, and its vendor over the death of Whitney Adeniran during the school’s Inter-house Sports.
The institution, it was gathered would be indicted for involuntary manslaughter and reckless and negligence that led to the death of the 12 year-old female pupil.
According to the State Ministry of Justice, the offences are contrary to Sections 224 & 251 of the Criminal Law, CH C17, Vol.3, Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
Adeniran, a Student of Chrisland High School, Ikeja, slumped on February 09, 2023, during the Inter-house Sports organized by the School at the Agege Sports Stadium.
She was later took to Agege Central Hospital, Agege, Lagos, where she was confirmed “brought in dead” (BID) by the doctor on duty.
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A statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs in the ministry, Mrs Grace Alo, said the DPP who issued Legal Advice on the matter, said a prima facie case of Involuntary Manslaughter and Reckless and Negligent Acts had been established against the School and some members of its staff.
The statement read, “The case was referred to the Nigerian Police Force which carried out a thorough investigation with the help of other agencies. The file was subsequently forwarded to the DPP’s Office on Monday 20th March, 2023, for review of the duplicate case file.
“On the 23rd of March, 2023, the DPP issued his Legal Advice and came to the conclusion that a prima facie case of Involuntary Manslaughter and Reckless and Negligent Acts had been established against the School, some members of Staff and one of the Vendors.
“They will therefore be charged with the offences of Involuntary Manslaughter and Reckless and Negligent Acts contrary to Sections 224 & 251 of the Criminal Law, CH C17, Vol.3, Laws of Lagos State, 2015.”
According to Alo, Certified True Copies of the Legal Advice are available on the Ministry of Justice website. Whitney’s death elicited disputes as the school argued that the pupil slumped and died in public view.
Meanwhile, her parents faulted claimed, saying that their daughter was in good health condition when the school bus picked her up on the morning of her death.
Nonetheless, the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, has recently, disclosed that Whitney died from electrocution and Asphyxia, according to the autopsy conducted at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.
