A three-year old girl identified as Imiefan Omokaro was on Thursday afternoon found dead in the toilet of her school, known as Kingdom Heritage Model School along Sapele road in Benin City.
She was said to have fallen into a bucket half filled with water.
A source said a teacher who found the little girl at the toilet raised alarm and the girl was taken to the Winners Chapel Church, owners of the school, where pastors engaged in marathon prayers to revive the girl.
It was learnt that when the mother of the child came to the school to pick her daughter, the teacher said they were looking for the child.
The source said it was after two hours that the child was taken to a hospital where a nurse on duty confirmed her dead.
Father of the girl who gave his name as Omokaro Jolly said he dropped his daughter at school hale and healthy and was surprised that the school authorities could not tell him what happened to his daughter.
He said his wife called him at about 3:45 to inform him that their daughter was missing and when he got to the school, he was asked to go to the hospital where he saw his child stone dead.
.According to him, “When I dropped my daughter in school, she said I should come and pick her up so that I can buy her chocolate but I can’t see my daughter now.”
The matter was reported at the Etete Police Station and it was learnt that the class teacher and two nannies have been arrested.
”I can’t brought a baby to school and they expect me to collect a lifeless baby. It is their responsibility to tell me what happened to my baby”.
The wife, Mrs. Osarogue who was in tears said, “I went to the school and asked where is my love. Nobody answered me. I asked the aunty, she told that my daughter went to the toilet.”
The matter was reported at the Etete Police Station and it was learnt that the class teacher and two nannies have been arrested.
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The girl should have bin taken to the hospital 1st b4 the prayer session. Am nt sayin prayers cnt solve such situation, rada it would hav bin better 4 the girl to be taking medications while bin prayed for. That way, the school wouldn't have put their whole eggs in one basket.
ReplyDeletewat am i hearing, pls Tell us wat really happen to this child, how can some one brought is child to school in extra ordinary good condition and coming back to pick the child you are telling the parent different story, how will you feel Class teacher,Principal and all the people involved
ReplyDeletethe whole school and the owner of d church needs to be arrested,who says the child should be taken to d church instead of d hospital illiteracy is d problem in Nigeria prayer works but not without medical attention.after she's dead d took her to d hospital why couldn't d pray her back to life,illiterate ppl
ReplyDeleteThis is just sad!
ReplyDeleteShame on the school administration for allowing such grave carelessness to happen in a school. All these schools that have no business being schools should be closed down......... they didn't even have the decency to take the child to a hospital before praying. How can a 3 year old be allowed to go to the toilet unassisted? It reeks of a school that does not know a thing about education. As an educator, I am so ashamed of the school......a child is dead and they boldly say to the parent that she went to the toilet????? What a sad and shameful story. The owners of the school must be called to questioning too. For best practices in education in Nigeria, visit www.thelearningcraft.blogspot.com
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