The Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development and the Ministry of Justice has ordered immediate closure of all Chrisland school branches in the state.
This is coming barely 24 hours after Ubi Franklin Ofem, Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Tourism shared the story on his Twitter account where a 10-year-old secondary school student of Chrisland school was allegedly raped by fellow students while in excursion in Dubai.
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According to his tweets;
Just got off the phone with a friend of mine ????
His 10 year old daughter was selected to represent her school at the World School Games in dubai.
His daughter was r**ped by fellow students, video tapped and posted on Instagram and the school concealed it for a month.— ubi Franklin ofem (@ubifranklin1) April 17, 2022
He found out on his own when another parent called his wife and showed his wife the video of his 10 year old daughter being circulated on Instagram.
I have spent the last 1hour listening to confessional statements by some teachers and I am begging this should rather be a dream.— ubi Franklin ofem (@ubifranklin1) April 17, 2022
Reacting to the development, the state government has intervened on the matter shutting down the school while investigation is ongoing.
“The attention of the Lagos State Government has been drawn to the alleged sexual violence case involving students of Chrisland school which occurred in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,” the state government.
“It is pertinent to note that all allegations are being investigated by the relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies, including Ministry of Education, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Ministry of Justice and the Lagos State Domestic & Sexual Violence Agency, whilst the criminal allegations have been escalated to the Commissioner of Police.
“In view of the allegations, we are committed to ensuring that adequate medical and pscyho social support is provided.
“This is to reassure members of the public of the State Government’s commitment to safety and child protection, especially in ensuring that all child-centered institutions within the state, formulate and implement policies and systems that are compliant with the Executive Order (NO.EO/AA08 of 2016), Lagos State Safeguarding and Child Protection Program.
“We also use this medium to remind the general public that any person who engages in any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct involving a child, commits an offence and is liable to custodial sentence of fourteen (14) years. This includes “producing, distributing, receiving, or possessing an image of child pornography”.
“In the meantime, all Chrisland schools within Lagos State are hereby closed, pending further investigations.”
