The family of a two-year-old pupil identified as Ella, whose lifeless body was found in the pool of Smiley Kids Montessori School in the Sangotedo area of Lagos has called on the Lagos State Government to unravel the circumstances surrounding her death.
The sad incident which occurred on Wednesday 15th January, 2025 is suspected by the family to be a case of electrocution, alleging that the baby’s body was placed in the swimming pool to fake it as a drowning incident.
Outcries by Netizens for proper investigation and justice over the incident has gained traction when an X user Bella said to be the mother of the deceased pupil suspected foul play by the school authority over the circumstances surrounding the girl’s death.
She posted, “Dear Lagos State Government, Our daughter, 2 years old went to school yesterday and did not return alive.
“The pool has barricades, how can a child of 2 years climb?
“Please help us get justice for our baby. She just celebrated her 2yr birthday in November last year, left home well for school on 15/1/2024 and never came back alive.
“How do you have a pool on school premises without proper monitoring?
“They lied she drowned in the pool but we have been able to find out it’s electrocution, and they dropped her in the pool to look as if it was drowning.
“Now they are lying to other parents that the school is closed because of maintenance instead of telling the truth.
“If nothing is done to close down that school, other parents may cry for their own kids attending the school.”
The deceased child’s mother alleged in a series of chats shared online.
She added that, “After they called in the afternoon to inform us of the incident on the 15th, yesterday we went to the school and discovered the water dispenser was plugged in and exposed, which is where she was.
“If you see the pool, no way she was going to go very close to it, it’s not possible.
“It is just a cover-up story. We demanded CCTV footage, they said it was not possible. A school that collects thousands as school fees.”
However, it has been gathered that the school proprietor and five other staff members of the school have been apprehended and taken to the Ogonbo Police Station in Sangoteso area of Ajah.
Sources hinted that the case will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti on Friday.
