The parents of a four-year-old student at BrickHall Schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, named Miguel Ovoke, are demanding the closure of the school after an autopsy suggested that their child died from electrocution rather than choking, as initially reported.
Reports indicate that accompanied by some enraged youths, the parents visited the school premises to express their dissatisfaction with the circumstances surrounding their child’s death. They were prompted by the autopsy findings, which contradicted the school’s assertion that the child died from choking while eating.
During the protest at the school, security personnel, including the police, intervened to prevent any potential damage or violence. Tear gas was reportedly used to disperse the angry parents and protesters, with allegations that security personnel threatened to shoot them if they did not leave.
The incident occurred in April when the four-year-old pupil passed away during the school’s feeding hours. The parents suspected foul play in their son’s death, leading them to seek legal representation from Abuja-based lawyer, Deji Adeyanju.
According to a death certificate issued by Excel Specialist Hospital, Abuja, the child was brought to the hospital in an unconscious state by his teachers, citing choking while feeding at school as the cause. Despite efforts to resuscitate him, he was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.