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Whitney Adeniran: Lagos Govt Orders Closure Of Chrisland School

Lagos State Government has ordered the temporary closure of Chrisland School, Opebi-Ikeja, following the reported death of a 12-year-old student of the school, Whitney Adeniran.

Gatekeepers News reports that the State Ministry of Education disclosed this in a statement on the Instagram page of the Lagos State Government on Sunday night.

The statement partly read, “A release signed by the State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo said the closure was ordered pending the outcome of a full investigation into the unfortunate incident.”

It added, “We also note the impact of this unfortunate event on family, friends, and acquaintance of Whitney and call for calm as we assure that no effort will be spared in investigating the incident.”

Whitney’s parents had on Saturday raised the alarm over the demise of their daughter who died during the school’s inter-house sports event at Agege Stadium.

Remi Ibikunle

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