A prosecution witness in the ongoing case regarding the death of Whitney Adeniran, a student of Chrisland Schools, testified before Justice Oyindamola Ogala at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja.
The witness, Wahab Ariyo, an officer with the Lagos State Safety Commission, stated during cross-examination by the counsel for the third defendant, Olukayode Enitan (SAN) that his investigations did not indicate that any of the defendants were responsible for the electricity at the stadium where the school’s inter-house sports competition took place.
Ariyo mentioned that he was not informed that Whitney died from electrocution.
He made this discovery during his investigation, which included interrogations and photographs taken after her death at Agege Stadium.
He noted that Chrisland Schools was not present at the stadium when he conducted his inspection, but he insisted that the inspection revealed various infractions.
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According to Ariyo, “The report reflects what we observed on the day of the inspection. In our report, a reassessment was mentioned, but we were not there because we were not called upon. I am not aware that reassessments were conducted on two occasions, specifically on January 13, 2023, and February 8, 2023. I do not know the role the third defendant played because I was not at the stadium on the day of the inter-house sports event. Furthermore, the accident report was not presented to the Safety Commission before the final report was sent to the Ministry of Education.”
Ariyo admitted that he did not request the medical report of the deceased student, Whitney, nor did he contact her parents to obtain her medical history.
He stated, “I did not, prior to this, see the medical report issued by Inland Specialist Hospital regarding the late Whitney. Our investigation did not indicate that the third defendant was responsible for electricity at the stadium, and none of the defendants were found to be in charge of electricity there.”
Justice Ogala adjourned the trial until December 11, 2024, for proceedings to continue.
