Mother alleges school negligence after son injured in Ibadan

A mother in Ibadan, Oyo state, has accused a local elementary school of negligence after her son suffered a deep head injury that required stitches and medical attention. In a video, she detailed the incident, stating her son fell on school grounds, resulting in a severe cut that needed about 10 stitches and a scan. She expressed frustration over the school's alleged lack of accountability, particularly concerning the absence of CCTV footage during the time of the fall. The mother claimed the school cited a power change to an inverter as the reason for the lack of recording and alleged poor communication, including being blocked from a parents' group.

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I’m not the kind of person to come outside to badmouth people, but you see this one… I’m going to talk about it, and this happened to my son in his school.

However, a fact-finding visit by the Oyo State Rapid Response Team on Gender-Based Violence, led by Marcus Williams, found the incident to be accidental. Williams stated that the school's response was appropriate, involving immediate transport of the child to a nearby hospital and contacting the mother. He confirmed that the school provided initial financial assistance for the treatment. The team inspected the scene and identified a possible cause for the injury.

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My son fell, his head got cut, the middle of his forehead… it was a very deep cut that they couldn’t even leave it like that. They had to stitch his head… they stitched it twice… like 10 stitches across.