Update: Lagos State Government Reacts To The Sudden Death Of 12-Year-Old Chrisland Sstudent, Whytney Adeniran, Shuts Down School
The Lagos state government has ordered the temporary closure of Chrisland school in Opebi-Ikeja.
The school is currently embroiled in controversy following the tragic death of one of its pupils, 12-year-old Whytney Adeniran, who died during their interhouse sports day last Thursday, February 9.
A statement released by the state government last night says the school is closed pending the outcome of an investigation into the unfortunate incident.
The statement reads:
“LASG ORDERS CLOSURE OF CHRISLAND SCHOOL
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, Whytney Adeyemi.
A release 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.”
The deceased mom, Mrs. Blessing Adeniran had earlier gone online to demand answers from the management of of the School after the school said her daughter reportedly slumped and died while attending the school’s Interhouse sports.
The management went further to narrate their own side of the incident. Chrisland School explained that about two weeks prior, Whitney had complained of ill health and chose not to participate in the school’s march-past.
The statement read,
“The management and staff of Chrisland Schools Limited, with a deep sense of loss, announce the death of our precious student, Whitney Adeniran; whose painful exit occurred on Thursday, February 9th, 2023.
We are heartbroken and distressed. Whitney was one of our Day students who opted not to participate in the inter-house sports march past for reasons we were not very sure of.
However, on discretion, we respected her decision to err on the side of caution, because on the January 20, 2023, it is in our records that she had complained about a not-too-buoyant health and we immediately contacted her parents.
Her father, Mr. Michael Adeniran, came to the school to take her home. We emphasised to her parents to take a critical look at her.”