‘I’m Traumatised’, Victim Of Abuja School Bullying Demands Probe

The student who was assaulted by her peers at Lead British International School has penned a letter to the school administration, urging a comprehensive inquiry and severe penalties for the 11 students involved in the bullying incident.

In a letter obtained by PUNCH and directed to her school’s management through her legal representatives at the Deji Adeyanju and Partners law firm, the harassed student has issued a 48-hour ultimatum for the school to take action, warning that she will pursue legal action thereafter.

In the letter, she expressed how emotionally and physically traumatized she was by the abusive behavior of the “reckless bullies.”

According to the letter, “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”. We state that it is this type of statement, coupled with the school’s gross negligence, that has enabled the student bullies, leading to increased incidents of unchecked bullying in the school, an environment that should ordinarily be a safe space for students.

“Sequel to the foregoing, we have our client’s instruction to demand the immediate investigation and the pronouncement of the stiffest possible sanctions in the student’s rule book, on… 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”, it concluded.