COURT ORDERS SCHOOL PROPRIETRESS TO PAY A SUM OF N25MILLION TO A STUDENT WHO WAS BLINDED BY FLOGGING

An High Court in Ikeja presided by Justice Yetunde Idowu on Wednesday, ordered the proprietress of Cendom International Nursery and Primary School, Olodi-Apapa, Uche Owen, to pay a sum of N25m as damages to a five-year-old pupil of the school, Destiny Kalu after he blinded by flogging for owing school fees.

In 2013, Mr Inyima Kalu,Destiny’s father sued Owen and his class teacher, Uduak Sam, for inflicting severe injuries on his right eye through flogging over the non-payment of his school fee.

Destiny added that while being flogged, his right eye was covered in blood and was left in tears for several hours without getting attention from teachers around. He was later rushed to Ajeromi General Hospital where he was treated and later transferred to the Lagos State Teaching Hospital at Idi-Araba.

It was at LUTH his right eye was operated on without success and the doctor revealed that the eye was permanently damaged and could not perceive light as a result of the severe damage.

Following the fatal injury sustained by Destiny, his father has held out a sum of N30m as compensation from the school.

Delivering her judgment on Wednesday, Justice Idowu held the two defendants liable for the permanent injury sustained by the pupil and ordered the school owner to pay N25m to the victim as compensation