JSS1 student suspended for alleged indiscipline sues Ekiti govt, seeks N15m damages

After being suspended from school for alleged indiscipline and her parents’ assault on teachers, a JSS1 student of Mary Immaculate Secondary School , Ado Ekiti, Gift Agenoisa, has sued the Ekiti State Government, seeking N15 million damages for breach of fundamental rights.

In suit number HAD/01/CR/2021 sworn to at the Ado Ekiti High Court, on her behalf by Mrs Odunayo Agenoisa, she claimed that her suspension from school by government after her parents allegedly beat up some teachers for punishing her for indecent dressing and gross indiscipline, infringed on her rights.

The plaintiff described as cruel and inhuman, the alleged treatment meted to her for coming to school with the indecent hairstyle.

Joined in the suit are: The School Principal, Mrs Oluwasanmi F.M (first respondent); the Commissioner for Education, Dr Olabimpe Aderiye(second respondent); the Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission(third respondent); and the Ekiti State Government (fourth respondent).

In the affidavit attached to the originating summons, the plaintiff claimed that she was singled out of assembly on May 22, 2021, and given 20 lashes of the cane on the order of the school principal for alleged indecent hairstyle.

In her originating summons deposed to by her counsel, Mr Timmy Omotoso, and brought pursuant to Order 2 rules 1,3,4,5 and 6 of the fundamental rights enforcement procedure rules 2009 as preserved by Section 315 of the 1999 constitution, the applicant demanded N15 million damages for her suspension.

She also demanded her immediate reinstatement back to school with unfettered access to all services being rendered therein.

The plaintiff claimed that the beating she got that day resulted in bruises, life-threatening scars and bloodstains on her uniform, adding that she fainted and was rushed to the police clinic in Ado Ekiti, where she was resuscitated.

She claimed further that her letters of protest to the wife of the Ekiti State Governor and some relevant government agencies were not responded to, hence, her resorting to legal action to seek redress.

The plaintiff added that she was being denied access to the school premises and her class on the order of the principal since then.

Meanwhile, the case which came up before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye of the Ekiti State High Court, on Thursday, was adjourned to September 22 for hearing.

On May 22, the plaintiff’s father, also a Police Sergeant, Elijah Agenoisa, allegedly mobilized four armed policemen to the school to manhandle some teachers for scolding his daughter for coming to school with an indecent hairdo against the school rules and regulation.

Consequently, the school suspended his daughter and the Ekiti State Police Command had allegedly queried the policeman, the result of which is unknown.

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I am going to sue Olobopkiri Comprehensive Highschool, Opobo for N100,000,000.



They switched my destiny with farm labour in our JSS 3.

Look at me, I'm not settled in life.

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The girl in question is rather unwise to take such a case to court.

Sueing for suspension is dumb. The suspension was clearly incurred by her appearance in the school environment which the school's attorney-at-law wouldn't take much pain in tagging a moral threat and ethically unacceptable.

Caning—which the school can deny it ever happened—hasn't even become outlawed in Nigeria, which makes her a appear like a desperado who wants to put a round peg in a square hole.

Foolishh father. The father should have handled it in a better way without blacklisting the innocent child.

Can we see the "Indecent hairstyle" please?
They would likely lose this case as it would be hard to show why school admins
standard should not overrule personal lifestyle choice.

Me sef gonna sue my secondary School mathematics teacher
That big belly man maltreated me so much then in his class cos I wasn't good in mathematics.

Orisirisi

You carry indecent hairstyle go school and you still get mind to sue

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The parent of the innocent girl just want to ruin her future with this greed reeking lawsuit. They should withdraw the suit immediately and allow the girl continue her education without this greedy induced distraction.

Many parents keep overindulging their children till they become spoilt brats.

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The girl in question is rather unwise to take such a case to court.

Sueing for suspension is dumb. The suspension was clearly incurred by her appearance in the school environment which the school's attorney-at-law wouldn't take much pain in tagging a moral threat and ethically unacceptable.

Caning—which the school can deny it ever happened—hasn't even become outlawed in Nigeria, which makes her a appear like a desperado who wants to put a round peg in a square hole.

But it is Okay to sue for not being allowed to wear hijab?
Caning was "INLAWED" when exactly?

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The girl in question is rather unwise to take such a case to court.

Sueing for suspension is dumb. The suspension was clearly incurred by her appearance in the school environment which the school's attorney-at-law wouldn't take much pain in tagging a moral threat and ethically unacceptable.

Caning—which the school can deny it ever happened—hasn't even become outlawed in Nigeria, which makes her a appear like a desperado who wants to put a round peg in a square hole.

Because of indecent hair do they should kill someone's child? Didn't you read the part that she was rushed to a clinic because of the kind of beating they gave her?
Even if the school denies this I'm sure there are witnesses who could testify against it

Children of nowadays
Jss1 no be breast I dey see for front like dis

Know your right!

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Authority1o1:
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The girl in question is rather unwise to take such a case to court.

Sueing for suspension is dumb. The suspension was clearly incurred by her appearance in the school environment which the school's attorney-at-law wouldn't take much pain in tagging a moral threat and ethically unacceptable.

Caning—which the school can deny it ever happened—hasn't even become outlawed in Nigeria, which makes her a appear like a desperado who wants to put a round peg in a square hole.

She is not wise, am telling you, first the school has rules and regulations regarding dress code, code of conduct, how her hair should look, perhaps low cut, but I guess she did otherwise, and she must have been told from day one of her admission into the secondary school, which she accepted, in other words, she has no case.

She's just doing JSS1. I wonder what she would do by the time she gets to SS3.
Result of bad parenting.

Authority1o1:
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The girl in question is rather unwise to take such a case to court.

Sueing for suspension is dumb. The suspension was clearly incurred by her appearance in the school environment which the school's attorney-at-law wouldn't take much pain in tagging a moral threat and ethically unacceptable.

Caning—which the school can deny it ever happened—hasn't even become outlawed in Nigeria, which makes her a appear like a desperado who wants to put a round peg in a square hole.

20 strokes of the cane and suspensions is that not excessive for a hairstyle ? She no thief or kill person o

Funny.

Woooawu

Holaomoakin:
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So this is the indecent hairstyle? wth

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Where are your parents?

The truth is both of them are wrong!
The School on their part should have dealt with her diplomatically either by sending her back home to redress the hairdo or by just giving her punishment measures with stern warning to cut it before coming the next day which could have averted all these unnecessary tainting of their image.

The student on her part was wrong as it is normal for EKiti state owned schools to have rules and regulations governing them on their behaviours and other aspects of their academic which she obviously flaunted.

Let see how this will pan out.
I'm from Ekiti though and i had my primary and secondary educations from there.
You can't take this hairdo to OHS and Fatoye or Olajiga will not finish your career with cane

Ohhhh. What a time to be alive... So wowww

She is practising her religion

She has every right to sue them,we will not progress as a nation if we don't challenge these kinds of wrong appropriately to prevent them from happening again

The narcissists that were the teachers abused their powers,why cane a child 20 times for her hairstyle? Btw what's wrong with that hairstyle set,it's quite nice,but then it's ekiti

Sue them under child abuse laws,open a go fund me page for the girl and let Nigerians get her a better school

Ekiti people we see you,backward set of aggressive people ,nonsense

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I am going to sue Olobopkiri Comprehensive Highschool, Opobo for N100,000,000.



They switched my destiny with farm labour in our JSS 3.

Look at me, I'm not settled in life.

Hahaha. You're not serious ahswear