Family of bullied student slams N500m suit on Abuja school, demands apology

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The Nation Newspaper Family of bullied student slams N500m suit on Abuja school, demands apology

The family of Ms. Namitra Bwala, a student of Lead British International School, Gwarinpa, Abuja, has instituted a civil suit against the school.

However, in a recent development, Namtira’s family filed a civil suit at the high court of the federal capital territory on May 9. The lawsuit states that the school “failed to prevent the assault, inform her parent immediately, and carry out an investigation until the video became viral on social media”.

“An order directing the Defendant to pay the Claimant the sum of N500,000,000.00 as general damages for the Defendant’s breach of the duty of care it owes to the Claimant, and its negligent conduct in failing to prevent the assault, torment, emotional distress, pain, trauma and breach of privacy suffered by the Claimant while under the Defendant’s custody and supervision. The cost of this suit at N5,000,000 .

 

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