The Lead British International School student who was attacked by her classmates has written to the administration of the school requesting a full investigation and severe consequences for the 11 bullies.
Two of the so-called bullies have been located.
The victimized pupil In a letter that our correspondent was able to obtain exclusively, she gave the school’s administration 48 hours to respond, failing which she would pursue legal action through her attorneys at the Deji Adeyanju and Partners law firm.
She claimed in the letter that the cruel acts of the “daredevil bullies” had left her physically and psychologically traumatized.
The letter said, “Our client and several other parents in Lead British International School have informed us and we verily believe them that this act of bullying is a reoccurring issue in the school, and despite several attempts to draw the school’s attention to it, the issue has persisted, leaving our client traumatised from the emotional and physical effect of the oppressive acts by these daredevil bullies.
“Our client completely dissociates herself from the statement issued by the school on April 22, 2024, wherein a case of battery was unconscionably referred to as an “incident between minors”. We state that it is this type of statement, coupled with the school’s gross negligence, that has enabled the student bullies, leading to increased incidents of unchecked bullying in the school, an environment that should ordinarily be a safe space for students.
“Sequel to the foregoing, we have our client’s instruction to demand the immediate investigation and the pronouncement of the stiffest possible sanctions in the student’s rule book, on… and nine other students who have formed a cult of bullies in Lead British International School, Gwarimpa, Abuja.”
The letter added that if the school authorities failed to sanction the culprits within a stipulated time, she would be forced to take legal action against the school.
“Please note that if the school fails to sanction the student bullies within 48 hours of the receipt of this letter, we have our client’s further instruction to seek an immediate and severe legal redress against Lead British International School, Gwarimpa, without further recourse to you”, it concluded.
On Monday night, an X user named @moooyeeeee shared two videos of a female student at the school receiving repeated slaps from another female student.
The user demanded that the victim receive justice.
Many users of the microblogging platform have expressed their anger after seeing the videos, condemning the incident and calling on the school authorities to look into and punish those responsible.
A screenshot was shared by one of the individuals who reacted, claiming that the school had been handling bullying, which it claimed had been happening frequently, with kid gloves.
But the bully later expressed her regret for her actions in a video, saying, “I’m really sorry for what I did to… I also want to apologize to everyone else. I apologize deeply. I hope it didn’t occur.
The management of the school declared that it had opened an investigation into the occurrence in a statement that was made public.
