A student of Lead British International School in the Gwarimpa area of Abuja Namtira Bwala has given the school’s management 48 hours to sanction some students involved in bullying.
Ms Bwala, in a letter addressed to the management of the school through her lawyers at the Deji Adeyanju and Partners Law Firm, said she would seek legal redress if the school does not take action.
Two videos showing Bwala being manhandled went viral on social media in the early hours of Tuesday.
In one of the videos, the victim was seen being slapped repeatedly by Maryam Hassan who asked “Who broke my heart?”
In the second video, the victim was assaulted again while sitting next to a male student who was heard saying “I spoilt her relationship”.
In the letter to the school’s management, Bwala named Hassan, one Faliya and nine other students as the bullies, adding that bullying has persisted in the school despite several attempts to draw the management’s attention to it.
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The letter reads, “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 reoccurring 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 daredevil bullies.
“Our client completely dissociates herself from the statement issued by the school on April 22, 2024, wherein a case of battery was unconscionably referred to as an ‘incident between minors’.
“Sequel to the foregoing, we have our client’s instruction to demand an 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.”
