A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja yesterday heard how Chrisland School, Opebi violated the state’s Safety and Child Protection Policy.

A witness, Yakubu Jubril told the court that had the school complied with the policy, the sad incident of February 9, 2023 which led to the death of Whitney Adeniran could have been avoided.

Whitney Adeniran died February 9, last year during the school’s inter-house sports competition held at Agege Stadium.

The 1st to 5th defendants are Ademoye Adewale, Kuku Fatai, the Principal, Belinda Amao, Victoria Nwatu and Chrisland School .

Jubril, who is the Assistant Director and Head of Unit, Schools Social Work Services and Grade Level 16 officer, said this while being led in evidence before Justice Oyindamola Ogala by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Dr Jide Martins.

Jubril told the court that the school has 556 students out of which 377 were prepared to participate in the inter house sports.

“That day, over 500 were transported to the venue by the school without necessary care,” he said.

Listing how Chrisland School violated the Safety and Child Protection Policy of the state, the witness further told the court that the school has no designated Child Protection officer as required by Order 4,5 and 6.

“For the population of over 500, the emergency preparedness is close to none as the school had just one nurse on ground,” he said.

The witness who was stating the outcome of investigation conducted into the incident further told the court that there was no ambulance available on ground to convey students to hospital in case of emergency.

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