Chief Magistrate Bolanle Osunsanmi of the Ogba Magistrates’ Court , Lagos state has ordered that the Proprietress of Cradle of Wisdom School, Mrs. Clifford Ikpinkpini and her two children should be remanded in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre.
They were arrested for allegedly torturing a 10-year-old pupil at the school.
The magistrate ordered that the three of them should be remanded in custody pending the perfection of their bail conditions.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that the proprietress and her two children, Okeisoprugwe Ikpinkpini, 34, and Okorie Ikpinkpini, 37, were arraigned for subjecting the pupil in question to inhuman treatment, torturing and abstraction of justice.
The police prosecutor, Supol Raji Akeem said the defendants and others at large had between June 27 and 28, 2024, committed the alleged offence.
He added that the incident occurred at the Cradle of Wisdom School, Igando at about 8 am.
Akeem said the defendants flogged the 10-year-old boy and inflicted injuries on his back, left hand and waist.
They were also accused of allegedly infringing on the right to dignity of the minor by subjecting him to torture, inhuman or degrading treatment.
Akeem added that when the incident was reported at the station, the defendants conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause breach of peace, by refusing to honour police invitation .
The prosecutor said the three defendants also obstructed one Inspector Yemi Amao attached to the Igando Police Station from performing her lawful duty.
According to the prosecutor, the offences committed contravened Sections 173, 172, 117 and 168(d), 10 (1) (b) of the Child Rights Law of Lagos state of Nigeria 2015.
However, the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them.
After pleading not guilty , Osunsanmi set their bail at N200,000 with two sureties each in like sum .
It was gathered that the 10-year-old pupil allegedly got to school late, he had explained to the defendants that it was difficult for him to get a motorcycle to take him to school and had to trek a long distance before getting one.
It was also gathered that the defendants allegedly flogged the victim which resulted in a swollen waist, hand and back.
‘This should be a signal warning to the yet-to-be-identified child abusers across Lagos state and Nigeria because this is just the beginning of total cleansing of the toxic system.
This should send a signal to yet-to-be-identified child abusers in both public and private schools that the Lagos state Government has zero tolerance for child abuse’ the magistrate submitted while she also adjourned the matter until August 29, 2024, for mention-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
