Nigerian Mum Accuses Abuja School Of Murdering Her 6-Month Baby And Trying To Cover It Up

Nigerian Mum Accuses Abuja School Of Murdering Her 6-Month Baby And Trying To Cover It Up

A Nigerian mum identified as Rebecca Okoko Onoja has shared an
extremely sad story of how her 6-months old baby died in daycare at
Britmax International School, Abuja and the alleged conspiracy to cover
it up.

Below is her story as shared on Facebook….

Michelle onoja was a 6months old baby and the second child of Mr and
Mrs Onoja before her gruesome murder on the 11th January 2019 by staffs
of Britmax international School Lokogoma Abuja. She was registered in
the daycare facility of britmax international school which is located at
Jubilation bethel estate,lokogoma Abuja a stone throw from their
residence within the same estate.

In the morning on the 11th January 2019, at about 8am, baby Michelle
Enenu onoja was dropped at the daycare facility (creche) in britmax
international school and left for her place of work. At the time of
dropping her, there was nothing wrong with her as she was hale and
hearty. At about 2:18pm, the mother called the nanny taking over from
the first caregiver of the kids at school to know their welfare so she
can go and pick them, she didn’t pick the call. The mother then received
a call at 2:19 pm from the school secretary’s number which is a woman
but was called and heard the voice of a man telling her to come to the
school. She immediately got to the school which is less than a minute
drive from her house, 3houses away from her house in the estate. When
she got there, she saw about 5 women and 2 praying over michelle in the
bed and asked what the matter was but nobody was giving her any
response.

When Mummy Michelle carried her, she noticed blood stains on her nose
and food particles around her hair and nostrils. She became seriously
agitated and wondered what could have resulted to the blood stains on
her daughters body but She tried sucking out whatever was the blockage
but realized that the best thing was to rush her to the hospital. At the
point of entering the car, one of the persons around whom she later
understood was the school accountant made a remark that is it not
hospital they just returned from, she was shocked and asked him “what
did you say “ and he refused to speak further, on hearing this it dawned
on the mother that the school had earlier taken her daughter to the
hospital without her knowledge or information.yet none of the other
people around could tell her anything, she even asked the nanny what
happened, she didn’t say a word and was told not to say anything to the
mother. When asked about the teacher, they replied that had already left
the school to the police station, even before the mother knew her child
was dead.

On getting to federal medical centre jabi abuja, Baby Michelle was
immediately received at the emergency unit and the doctors attended to
her immediately but to no avail. He remarked that the baby would have
been saved if brought in earlier.

Following the circumstances surrounding her death, she lodged a
complaint at the divisional police station Apo, and the IPO Mr Arome was
detailed to investigate the matter. Based on the blood stains the mom
advised the police to demand for a preview of the CCTV to enable the
police unravel the circumstances surrounding the mysterious of her
daughter. To our greatest surprise, when Mr arome demanded for the CCTV
on 12th January 2019 he was told that the camera has been wiped out.
This information further increased the parents suspicion that their
daughter may have been killed by the school without justification. The
parents sought to know if the school had any medical personnel in its
employment only to be told there is none.not even first aid kits was
available at the time this incidence occurred. 
Since the ipo could not acces the cctv the patents decided an autopsy be
conducted on michelle to unravel the true cause of her death.

Which the IPO and parents proceeded to FMC jabi and paid 250,000 for
autopsy test. Before the test result came out on the 23rd of January
2019, the parents were informed that some officials of the school had
made some attempts to compromise the result of the autopsy but it was
resisted by the hospital.

Consequently, when the result came out,it was discovered that both
blood and feeds were oozing out of the mouth and nose of Michelle. The
result also indicated that baby Michelle died as a result of
asphyxiation.

Alarmed by this result, the parents demanded a full scale
investigation from the police with a view to bringing any culprit who is
connected to the gruesome murder of baby Michelle to justice. Rather
than commence full and proper investigation into the matter, Mr arome
suddenly lost interest in the matter and has since then been pleading
that we forgive and forget about this matter.

when the parents insisted on pursuing the matter to a logical
conclusion, Mr arome started feigning been busy and not giving attention
to the matter.

The parents are seriously traumatized by the sudden turn of events in relation to the murder of their daughter.

Observations and concerns are as follows:

1. What led to the blood stains on Michelle’s nostrils and hair.

2. Why as baby Michelle kept all alone in a classroom by herself without supervision, no body in the class.

3. Why was the parents not contacted by the school before their
daughter was taken to the hospital even when the distance between the
school and house is less than a minute drive, why was the mother not
called.

4. The circumstances surrounding the sudden disappearance of the CCTV footage for 11th January, 2019.

5. The identities of the school staff that made attempts to compromise the autopsy result.

6. The sudden lack of interest and will to properly investigate this
matter by the police and why the plea for forgiveness/settlement

7. Over 24hours, the proprietress of the school did not call the
mother or return calls after several missed calls to her and the
secretary till this day.

8. As at 6th of February 2019, 25days after the passing of baby
Michelle, she still received a text messages twice from britmax
international school to come and pay for child resources for IDPs. Why?

9. Where is the evidence that baby Michelle was taken to the hospital
in the first place or just dumped in her cot and I got to know 2:30
hours after her death.

10. Why is the proprietress resisting detention.

It is our hope that if this matter is properly investigated and
possibly prosecuted, it will save the lives of other children within the
same school and other schools in Nigeria.

#JUSTICEFORBABYMICHELLE#

I am a mother and I lost my baby. Other children should not have to die like mine.

Mrs Onoja.