There is no amount of money that can bring back the child to life
On Tuesday, a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja handed down a judgment of N100 million in general damages against Louisville Girls Secondary School, Gwagwalada.
The court found that the school had violated its duty of care, which resulted in the child’s death. Because of the school’s incompetence, Mr. Ifeanyi Ikpeatusim’s daughter, Kamzie, who was nine years old, passed away. He filed a lawsuit against the school.
Ikpeatusim claimed in the lawsuit with the case number CV/1738/18 that the school’s failure to give Kamzie with proper medical attention when she became ill shortly after her entrance and continuation in the school was the cause of her premature death.
Kamzie, who had been accepted as a boarding student in September of 2017, fell gravely unwell on October 2 and passed just a few days later.
In the suit that was brought before the court after the N100m cost was awarded, Justice Sylvanus Oriji imposed a 10% interest rate on the judgment sum from April 8 until complete payment.
Additionally, he granted an additional N300,000 to cover the cost of the petition. Justice Oriji, in his proclamation of the court’s decision, found that the evidence presented demonstrated that the school and its agents were negligent in their failure to promptly and adequately address Kamzie’s medical requirements.
“The claimant established his allegations of negligence against the school.
“There is no amount of money that can bring back the child to life.”
“The court thinks that the improvement in the sickbay, ensuring doctors are available twice daily, is in honour of Kamzie, as part of reforms recommended by her family.
“The claimant should take solace in the fact that Kamzie has been honoured by the school through these improvements.”