By Margret Oshinowo
Miss. Namtira Bwala, bullied student of British Lead International School has sued over the incident of bullying and attack meted out to her in the school.
This started a day when some anti-corruption groups and civil society organisations who, in their condemnation of the incident, described bullying in schools as a long standing issue that must be tackled by government and stakeholders.
Bwala requested that the school authorities investigate the incident immediately and pronounce the stiffest possible sanctions in the student’s rule book on Ms.Maryam Hassan, Miss Faliya, and nine other students.
In a viral video posted on the internet on April 22, 2024, Bwala was seen being bullied by a group of students in the school.
Consequently, Bwala in a letter by her solicitors, Deji Adeyanju and Partners, yesterday, said if the school authorities failed to sanction the students’ bullies within 48 hours of receipt of the letter, she would seek immediate legal redress against it.
The letter signed by Marvin Omorogbe, read: “We are solicitors to Miss. Namtira Bwala (acting through her next friend), hereinafter referred to as our client, on whose instruction we act.
“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 recurring 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 dare devil bullies.
“Regrettably, our client has once again, been subjected to physical attacks in the hands of these bullies, with the video of the act going viral on social media.
“Sadly, rather than address this issue head-on by imposing severe sanctions on the student bullies, the school has issued a timid statement lacking in force or recognition of the severity of the situation at hand.
“Sequel to the foregoing, we have our client’s instruction to demand for the immediate investigation and the pronouncement of the stiffest possible sanctions in the student’s rule book, on Ms. Maryam Hassan, Miss Faliya and nine other students who have formed a cult of bullies in Lead British International School, Gwarimpa, Abuja.
“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.”
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