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Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the state Commissioner for Education, announced on Saturday following a report that a two-year-old pupil, Ifechukwu Egbuninwe, sustained grievous bodily harm following the flogging incident.
Chuma-Udeh said: “According to the report, the victim broke her arm and sustained injuries on her tongue under circumstances yet to be explained.
“The report also stated that the school Proprietress never contacted the pupil’s parents to inform them of her injuries, and no first aid treatment was administered to her when she sustained the injury.
The Proprietress failed to contact the pupil’s family to ascertain her welfare. They just continued their school business as if the pupil’s life meant nothing.”
The Commissioner condemned the attitude of the management of Blessed Wisdom Model School to human life and the act of disobedience by the Proprietress who did not honour her invitation.
“Every child belongs to the state; we cannot condone neglect of human life. This is why, on Friday, we invited the Proprietress to come and explain what happened.
“The child, her parents and their lawyer were present, but the Proprietress blatantly refused to appear. This failure to appear led to the decision to close down the school.
“Anambra State Joint Enforcement Team Officers were directed to ensure strict compliance with the closure order. The school remains closed until Mr Governor directs otherwise,” she said.
Meanwhile, Chuma-Udeh has set up a seven-man committee to investigate the matter while advising the Proprietress to endeavour to appear before the Committee.
She said failure to appear before the Committee would attract arrest and prosecution.
