Lagos shuts Chrisland Schools over Dubai sex scandal

The Lagos State government has announced the shutting down of Chrisland Schools over an alleged sexual violence case involving students of the school.

The state government in a statement on Monday said that relevant ministries, including the Lagos State Commissioner of Police have begun investigations on the matter.

“The attention of the Lagos State Government has been drawn to the alleged sexual violence case involving students of Chrisland Schools which occurred in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

“It is pertinent to note that all allegations are being investigated by the relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies, including Ministry of Education, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Ministry of Justice and the Lagos State Domestic & Sexual Violence Agency, whilst the criminal allegations have been escalated to the Commissioner of Police.

“In view of the allegations, we are committed to ensuring that adequate medical and pscyho social support is provided.

“This is to reassure members of the public of the State Government’s commitment to safety and child protection, especially in ensuring that all child-centered institutions within the state, formulate and implement policies and systems that are compliant with the Executive Order (NO.EO/AA08 of 2016), Lagos State Safeguarding and Child Protection Program.

“We also use this medium to remind the general public that any person who engages in any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct involving a child, commits an offence and is liable to custodial sentence of fourteen (14) years. This includes “producing, distributing, receiving, or possessing an image of child pornography.

“In the meantime, all Chrisland Schools within Lagos State are hereby closed, pending further investigations,” the statement read.

Media influencer, Ubi Franklin, had alleged on Sunday that one of his friends complained to him that their daughter aged 10, was raped by some boys in the school while on excursion.

According to him, instead of the school investigating and punishing the perpetrators of the act, the alleged victim was suspended from school for “kissing a boy”.