A Lagos High Court has ordered that the proprietress of Cendom International Nursery and Primarily Lagos to pay N25-million as damages to a 5-year-old pupil of the school, Destiny Kalu after he was flogged for owing school fees.
Destiny lost his right eye due to severe injuries sustained in the incident which happened on June 20, 2011.
Destiny’s class teacher, Uduak Sam flogged all the pupils who had yet to pay their fees, but Destiny, whose eyes were injured and covered in blood in the process in distress for several hours without being unattended to.
Following the permanent injury sustained by Destiny, his father demanded N30m as compensation from the school.
The Court, in its ruling, held the two defendants liable for the permanent injury sustained by the pupil and ordered the school owner to pay N25m to the victim as compensation.