Lagos government orders closure of Chrisland School over student death; parent disagree cause of death

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

The development is in response to the controversies surrounding the death of a 12-year-old student of the school, Whitney Adeniran.

This was announced in a statement posted on the official Facebook page of the state government Sunday, noting that the closure was ordered by the Commissioner for Education, Folasade Adefisayo, “pending the outcome of a full investigation into the unfortunate incident”.

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

The State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo said a full investigation has commenced on the unfortunate incident.

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

As a result of the unfortunate death of the 12-year-old student, the deceased’s parents have accused the school management of negligence.

During the weekend, the father, Michael Adeniran, and his wife, identified simply as Mrs Adeniran, 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 held at the Agege Stadium in Lagos.

While the parents have insisted that the student was hale and hearty before leaving home on the said day, the school management has denied any wrongdoing, saying its officials took appropriate steps to save the deceased when she “slumped” at the stadium.