The student assaulted by her fellow students at the Lead British International School has written to the school management demanding a thorough investigation and heavy sanctions on the 11 students who bullied her.

Two of the ‘bullies’ have been identified.

The bullied student In a letter exclusively obtained by our correspondent and addressed to the management of her school through her lawyers at the Deji Adeyanju and Partners law firm, gave the school an ultimatum of 48 hours after which she will seek legal redress.

Speaking in the letter she said she was traumatised emotionally and physically from the oppressive acts of the “daredevil bullies.”

 

The letter said, “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.”

The letter added that if the school authorities failed to sanction the culprits within a stipulated time, she would be forced to take legal action against the school.

“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.

An X user, @moooyeeeee, had on Monday night posted two videos of a female student of the school being repeatedly slapped by another female classmate.

The user called for justice for the victim.

Since they were posted, the videos have drawn the wrath of many users of the microblogging platform who condemned the incident and called for the school authorities to investigate and punish the culprits.

One of those who reacted posted a screenshot where it was alleged the school had been treating bullying, which it said had been reoccurring, with kid gloves.

However, apologising for her actions in a video, the bully said, “I am very sorry for what I did to… I am also apologizing to you all out there. I am sincerely sorry. I wish it never happened.”

The School’s management in a statement released to the public said it had launched an investigation into the incident.