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  • LASG arraigns Chrisland school principal, others for manslaughter

    LASG arraigns Chrisland school principal, others for manslaughter

    The Lagos State government,o LASG, Thursday arraigned Chrisland School, Opebi, its principal, vice principal and two employees over the death of one of the school’s pupils, 12-year-old Whitney Adeniran.

    The school’s workers who were arraigned before Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja include Ademoye Adewale, Kuku Fatai, Mrs. Belinda Amao, Nwatu Ugochi Victoria and Chrisland School Limited.

    The defendants were arraigned on two count charges bordering on involuntary manslaughter, reckless and negligent acts preferred against them by the state.

    While in the dock, the school’s principal, Mrs. Belinda Amao, broke down in tears as the court and counsel tried to agree on a date for the commencement of the trial.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that the mother of Whitney Adeniran, a 12-year-old female student of Chrisland High School, Ikeja, Lagos, had confirmed the cause of the daughter’s death.

    The mother, Blessing Adeniran, disclosed that investigation revealed that her daughter died from electrocution while taking part in the school’s sporting events held at the Agege Stadium in Lagos.

    In a live video on her official Instagram business account, Mrs Adediran said an autopsy carried out to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death revealed it was electrocution.

    Before the autopsy, the parents of the deceased had insisted that the student was hale and hearty before leaving home on the said day, but the school management denied any wrongdoing, claiming that the student “slumped” at the stadium.

    Alleged cover-up attempt?
    Crying profusely, Mrs Adediran said she has been subjected to trauma since her daughter died, adding that the school also contributed to the trauma for allegedly “pushing false narratives to protect their reputation.”

    She said: “They made me think I was crazy, they started pushing the narrative that she was sick. I told them, I dont want trouble, I want answers. They came to my house. I knelt down, begged and pleaded that I dont want my daughter butchered for autopsy sake

    “I told them my daughter is already dead, and I don’t want to put her through that and my husband told them we have been hearing rumours of electrocution and asked them to help us investigate these rumours, but they refused.

    “They sent a letter to me and my husband that they just want to assure us that they did everything humanly possible to save my daughter’s life.”

    Mrs Adediran added that the family would sue the school in a law court.

    Background
    Following the unfortunate death of the student, the deceased’s parents initially accused the school management of negligence.

    They took to social media to seek public intervention to unravel the circumstances that may have led to their daughter’s sudden death while taking part in the sporting events.

    The parents insisted that the lack of an ambulance or first aiders at the venue of the sporting events contributed to the student’s death.

  • LASG orders closure of Chrisland Schools over Whitney’s death

    LASG orders closure of Chrisland Schools over Whitney’s death

    The Lagos State Ministry of Education has ordered the temporary closure of Chrisland Schools, Opebi-Ikeja, following the reported death of a student of the School, Desola Whitney Adeniran.

    A statement signed by the State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo said the closure was ordered pending the outcome of a full investigation into the unfortunate incident.

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    Mrs. Adefisayo, on behalf of the State Ministry of Education, commiserated with Mr. and Mrs. Adeyemi, parents of Whytney, and prayed for the repose of her soul.

    “We also note the impact of this unfortunate event on family, friends and acquaintance of Whytney and call for calm as we assure that no effort will be spared in investigating the incident”, the Commissioner stated.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) had reported that a Nigerian mum, Mrs Blessing Adeniran, called on the management of Chrisland Schools in Lagos State to come clean to her about the death of her 12-year-old daughter, Desola Whitney Adeniran.

    Desola was said to have slumped and died while attending the school’s Interhouse sports held at the Agege Stadium last Thursday, February 9.

    In a video posted online, the distraught mum said she was at the event to watch her daughter participate. She said she became worried when she did not see her daughter during the match past as well as other sporting events.

    Mrs. Adeniran said she decided to go where the students were all kept to check on her child. She said it was while she was there that she was told by a male student that a certain Whitney fainted and had been rushed to the hospital.

    According to her, one of the staff saw her and then told her that Whitney had been rushed to the hospital. On getting there, she met her daughter’s corpse. She said up till now, the school has not given in full detail, about what happened to her child.

  • Chrisland Schools clears air on Whitney’s death during inter-house sports

    Chrisland Schools clears air on Whitney’s death during inter-house sports

    Authorities of the Chrisland schools have released a statement over the sudden death of 12-year-old girl, Desola Whitney Adeniran, a student of the school, who allegedly slumped and died during the school’s inter-house sports at the Agege stadium in Lagos state on February 9.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) had reported that Whitney’s mother, Mrs Blessing Adeniran, released some videos on Saturday February 11, in which she accused the school authorities of hiding the cause of her daughter’s death.

    Chrisland Schools clears air on Whitney's death during inter-house sports

    In a statement released today, February 12, the school authorities asked for prayers for the family of the deceased. It said that after the incident, all regulatory institutions especially the Police were contacted to establish the cause of this unfortunate exit through autopsy. The school says it will in due course, update everyone with a full report of the incident.

    The statement reads: “The loss of one of our precious children at the Agege Stadium during our annual Inter House Sports competition is really disheartening and tragic.
    We are absolutely heartbroken, shattered and grieve with the family. Words are not enough to express our sadness and it is only God that can comfort the family, friends and the entire School community.

    “As we continue to grieve over this sad loss, we want to use this medium to encourage all members of the Chrisland family and community of parents to keep the family in prayers, remain strong and focused on God.

    Chrisland Schools clears air on Whitney's death during inter-house sports

    “In spontaneous response to the incidence, we immediately contacted all regulatory institutions and especially the Police to establish the cause of this unfortunate exit through autopsy.

    “We shall in due course, update all parents with a full report of the incident. We wish to thank all of you for the concern, support and prayers during this time of grief and we pray that God will give the family and the school the fortitude to bear this painful and irreparable loss.”

  • Chrisland School again! “Come clean to me about the death of my daughter”- Nigerian mum cries out (VIDEO)

    Chrisland School again! “Come clean to me about the death of my daughter”- Nigerian mum cries out (VIDEO)

    A Nigerian mum, Mrs Blessing Adeniran, has called on the management of Chrisland High School in Lagos State to come clean to her about the death of her 12-year-old daughter, Desola Whitney Adeniran.

    Desola was said to have slumped and died while attending the school’s Interhouse sports held at the Agege Stadium last Thursday, February 9.

    In a video posted online, the distraught mum said she was at the event to watch her daughter participate. She said she became worried when she did not see her daughter during the match past as well as other sporting events.

    Mrs. Adeniran said she decided to go where the students were all kept to check on her child. She said it was while she was there that she was told by a male student that a certain Whitney fainted and had been rushed to the hospital.

    According to her, one of the staff saw her and then told her that Whitney had been rushed to the hospital. On getting there, she met her daughter’s corpse. She said up till now, the school has not given in full detail, about what happened to her child.

    The distraught mum said the school claims her 12-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest and slumped. Mrs Adediran said her baby girl was not sick and never had any pre-existing heart condition and wonders why she would suffer a cardiac arrest.

    She is demanding the school come clean to her with regards to what really happened to her child so she can bury her child in peace.

    Chrisland School again! Parents seek inquest, justice for child's death during inter-house sports competition

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) had earlier reported that Michael Adeniran, the father of the deceased, noted that his daughter died on Thursday at the Agege Stadium, which the school used for its sporting activities.

    Adeniran claimed his daughter was hale and hearty when the school picked her up for the activities, saying the school had not said anything regarding the incident.

    He, therefore, sought the intervention of the Lagos State Government as well as security agencies to investigate the incident and ensure justice is served.

    “To the biggest shock of my life by 1 pm in the afternoon, I got a call from my wife that she was informed that our daughter slumped at the inter-house sport and she was rushed to the clinic”, he said.

    “My wife was at the venue even before the event started. She was never informed or called until they have conveyed our child out of the venue before they informed her. On arrival of my wife at the health center where they took my daughter. my daughter was lying dead with her lips black and her tongue black.

    Watch the video of Mrs. Adeniran recounting what happened

     

    “My wife called me urgently, I left my office to the place and found my 12-year-old daughter lying dead on the ground. I asked questions about what happened to my daughter and the school authority could not get me any information as to what happened to my child in their care.

    “I gave Chrisland school a healthy vibrant young girl what Chrisland returned to me is a dead child. My entire family is in deep sorrow but the school Authority claimed they know nothing about my daughter’s death and all they know is that my daughter slumped and died.

    “My question is what happened to my daughter at Agege stadium? As a father, I demand answers from Chrisland International High School. I am in deep pain and sorrow right now. If you are a father you will understand my pain. My daughter is highly loved by us. We cherished her existence and we can never allow an institution to gloss over the death of our daughter.

    “Since we started asking this question. The school has been asking us to back down from the autopsy and I know they know their way into the system. I am calling on the pathology department of @lasuth to please be honest with their result. Lagos State government, Nigerian Government, please intervene”, Adeniran concluded.

    Chrisland School again! Parents seek inquest, justice for child's death during inter-house sports competition
    Desola Whitney Adeniran

    As of the time of filing this report, no official statement had been released by either the school, the state government or security agencies.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Chrisland International High School first came into the public limelight following an alleged rape of one of its female pupils during a trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last year.

    Videos later emerged on social media of the students engaging in intimate activities at their hotel in Dubai, where the school had taken them on a trip.

    The school was suspended by the Lagos State Government for a thorough investigation into the incident but was later reopened one week after.