Aggrieved Mum Screams Justice Over The Murder Of Her 6-Month-Old Baby At Abuja Daycare & Police Complicity
Anguished Nigerian mum, Rebecca Okoko Onoja will not back down until she gets justice for her 6-month-old baby girl, Michelle who she dropped off hale and hearty at an Abuja daycare on the morning of 11th January 2019.
After dropping off her baby at Britmax International School, Lokongoma, Abuja, the now bereaved mom proceeded to work but by 2:19pm, she received a call from the daycare secretary telling her to come over. She immediately got to the school which is less than a minute drive from her place of work.
On getting there, she saw about 5 women praying over Michelle lying in bed and asked what the matter was but nobody gave her any response.
When she held her baby, she noticed blood stains on her nose and food particles around her hair and nostrils. She became seriously agitated and wondered what could have resulted to the blood stains. Immediately, she rushed her baby to the hospital where she was confirmed dead.
Unknown to Mrs Onoja, the school had earlier taken her baby to the hospital without her knowledge. On hearing this, it dawned on her that her daughter may have been killed by the school. She then reported the case to the Nigerian Police.
However, in a recent post on Facebook by a lawyer identified as Ocholi Okutepa, Mrs Onoja is calling out the school for negligence which led to the death of her child and the Nigerian police for attempting to sweep the case under the carpet.
Below is Michelle’s sad story as shared by the lawyer…
”HOW BRITMAX INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LOKONGOMA, ABUJA-NIGERIA GRUESOMELY MURDERED MY CHILD, BABY MICHELLE ONOJA AND THE CONSPIRACY TO COVER IT UP.
#justiceforbabymichelle#
#justiceforbabies#
#justiceforfamilies#
#justiceforschoolchildren#Michelle Onoja was a 6months old baby and the second child of Mr and Mrs Onoja before her gruesome murder on the 11th January 2019 by staff of Britmax international School Lokogoma Abuja. She was registered in the daycare facility of britmax international school which is located at Jubilation bethel estate, a stone throw from their residence within the same estate.
In the morning on the 11th January 2019, at about 8am, baby Michelle Enenu Onoja was dropped at the daycare facility (creche) and left for her place of work. At the time of dropping her, there was nothing wrong with her as she was hale and hearty.
At about 2:18pm, the mother called the nanny taking over from the first caregiver of the kids at school to know their welfare so she can go and pick them, she didn’t pick the call. The mother then received a call at 2:19 pm from the school secretary’s number which is a woman but was called and heard the voice of a man telling her to come to the school.
She immediately got to the school which is less than a minute drive from her house, 3 houses away from her house in the estate. When she got there, she saw about 5 women and 2 praying over Michelle in bed and asked what the matter was but nobody was giving her any response.
When Mummy Michelle carried her, she noticed blood stains on her nose and food particles around her hair and nostrils. She became seriously agitated and wondered what could have resulted to the blood stains on her daughters body but She tried sucking out whatever was the blockage but realized that the best thing was to rush her to the hospital.
At the point of entering the car, one of the persons around whom she later understood was the school accountant made a remark that is it not hospital they just returned from, she was shocked and asked him “what did you say “ and he refused to speak further, on hearing this it dawned on the mother that the school had earlier taken her daughter to the hospital without her knowledge or information.
Yet none of the other people around could tell her anything, she even asked the nanny what happened, she didn’t say a word and was told not to say anything to the mother. When asked about the teacher, they replied that had already left the school to the police station, even before the mother knew her child was dead.
On getting to Federal medical centre jabi abuja, Baby Michelle was immediately received at the emergency unit and the doctors attended to her immediately but to no avail. He remarked that the baby would have been saved if brought in earlier.
Following the circumstances surrounding her death, she lodged a complaint at the divisional police station Apo, and the IPO Mr Arome was detailed to investigate the matter. Based on the blood stains the mom advised the police to demand for a preview of the CCTV to enable the police unravel the circumstances surrounding the mysterious of her daughter.
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To our greatest surprise, when Mr Arome demanded for the CCTV on 12th January 2019 he was told that the camera has been wiped out. This information further increased the parents suspicion that their daughter may have been killed by the school without justification.
The parents sought to know if the school had any medical personnel in its employment only to be told there is none, not even first aid kits was available at the time this incidence occurred.
Since the IPO could not access the cctv the patents decided an autopsy be conducted on Michelle to unravel the true cause of her death.
Which the IPO and parents proceeded to FMC jabi and paid 250,000 for autopsy test. Before the test result came out on the 23rd of January 2019, the parents were informed that some officials of the school had made some attempts to compromise the result of the autopsy but it was resisted by the hospital.
Consequently, when the result came out,it was discovered that both blood and feeds were oozing out of the mouth and nose of Michelle. The result also indicated that baby Michelle died as a result of asphyxiation.
Alarmed by this result, the parents demanded a full scale investigation from the police with a view to bringing any culprit who is connected to the gruesome murder of baby Michelle to justice. Rather than commence full and proper investigation into the matter, Mr Arome suddenly lost interest in the matter and has since then been pleading that we forgive and forget about this matter.
When the parents insisted on pursuing the matter to a logical conclusion, Mr Arome started feigning been busy and not giving attention to the matter.
The parents are seriously traumatized by the sudden turn of events in relation to the murder of their daughter.
Observations and concerns are as follows:
1. What led to the blood stains on Michelle’s nostrils and hair.
2. Why as baby Michelle kept all alone in a classroom by herself without supervision, no body in the class.
3. Why was the parents not contacted by the school before their daughter was taken to the hospital even when the distance between the school and house is less than a minute drive, why was the mother not called.
4. The circumstances surrounding the sudden disappearance of the CCTV footage for 11th January, 2019.
5. The identities of the school staff that made attempts to compromise the autopsy result.
6. The sudden lack of interest and will to properly investigate this matter by the police and why the plea for forgiveness/settlement
7. Over 24hours, the proprietress of the school did not call the mother or return calls after several missed calls to her and the secretary till this day.
8. As at 6th of February 2019, 25days after the passing of baby Michelle, she still received a text messages twice from britmax international school to come and pay for child resources for IDPs. Why?
9. Where is the evidence that baby Michelle was taken to the hospital in the first place or just dumped in her cot and I got to know 2:30 hours after her death.
10. Why is the proprietress resisting detention.
It is our hope that if this matter is properly investigated and possibly prosecuted, it will save the lives of other children within the same school and other schools in Nigeria.
#JUSTICEFORBABYMICHELLE#
I am a mother and I lost my baby. Other children should not have to die like mine.
Mrs Onoja.”
The lawyer had earlier shared this on his page;
”So this school in Lokongoma, Abuja kills the 6 months old first daughter (second child) of the young couple in their creche ‘by suffocation’ (Autopsy report) and are now trying to kill the case in police station! Proprietress detention was stopped by A BIG MAN and IPO’s superiors are attacking her for attempting to lock her up.
Well, matter has gone up to CID and Petition to IG. I am totally interested, we must fight such causes if we are to have a nation. Like I told the Mother of the late child, DO IT FOR SOCIETY, DO IT FOR OTHER CHILDREN, DO IT FOR GOD and Yes, they are now ready to fight.
To think the school never as much as apologised and within the week of the Child’s death SENT THE PARENTS A MESSAGE FOR MONEY CONTRIBUTION “The message they sent to me was to come and contribute for the welfare of IDPS which was sent to me twice one month after the death of my daughter”) The School owner never paid a condolence visit and nothing like that.
I will update on this soon (name of school deliberately withheld, in my next post, I will give specific details and the name of school)
Evil thrives when good men keep quiet!”
https://www.facebook.com/Okutepa.O/posts/10219951757613099
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