Pupils fall out of school bus in Lagos

 

Two pupils of New Vine  International School, Mushin, Lagos, were flung out of a moving bus  driven by the Proprietor, Mr. Ekezie Augustine, at Costain Roundabout,  on their way from the National Theatre, Iganmu.  Mr. Ekezie was promptly handed over to the Divisional Traffic Office,  Iponri,
by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of Lagos State  Police Command, for prosecution. school driver: The driver/proprietor (left) and the two pupils. school driver:

The driver/proprietor (left) and the two pupils.  According to school’s Principal, the affected pupils, Seunfunmi Oseni,  4, and Amira Otegbola, 6, were among the 20 that embarked on the  journey.  The children, who were rushed to Brickfield Medical Centre, at Ademuyiwa  Road, Ebute Metta, were referred to Foremost Radiology, Ogunlana Drive,  Surulere, for brain scan before further treatment.  

According to an official of Brickfield, “the boy, Seunfunmi, sustained a  lot of bruises on his head and leg. He has not walked since he was  brought here. We feared he has injured his legs too. He is always  folding it and he preferred to be carried.”  Further investigations revealed that the school was not registered with  the authorities in Lagos and it had just relocated to its new address in  Mushin.  

However, the Principal said certification of the school was being  processed. He added that “the children were over-excited and  uncontrollable before the incident happened.”  About three teachers were reportedly with the children in the bus on the  said day.