UPDATE: Lagos govt. shuts down all Chrisland Schools over rape allegation

The Lagos State Government has shut down all Chrisland Schools in the state indefinitely, following controversies trailing suspension of a 10-year-old student who was alleged to have been raped during a trip abroad.

It said that the closure of the schools across Lagos was to allow proper investigation on the allegations brought against the student and her colleagues as well as other circumstances surrounding the sexual conduct act perpetrated during the excursion.

The government disclosed that it has deployed different agencies to investigate the allegations and that the Lagos Police Command has been informed of the criminal issues around the case rocking the learning institution.

Some of the agencies whose officials already deployed and investigating the case were Ministry of Education, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Ministry of Justice and the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency.

Through a statement released and made available to newsmen on Monday, the government promised to ensure that the affected student was given adequate medical and pscyho social support to help in regaining her status in the society.

It further reassured Lagosians of it’s commitment in protecting children’s right and safety and that anyone found guilty of breaching them would appropriately face the law.

According to the statement, “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”.