Mrs. Blessing Adeniran, mother of 12‑year‑old Whitney, a student at Chrisland International School’s Opebi branch, took to social media on Sunday to recount how she learned of her daughter’s death during the school’s inter‑house sports activities at Agege Stadium. In a tearful Instagram video, she said she was first informed that Whitney had collapsed and was being rushed to the hospital. She immediately drove to the hospital but was given an incorrect address, causing a delay. When she finally located the facility, she found Whitney already dead, with her lips and tongue blackened.
Adeniran described the frantic search: “We drove out of the stadium to the gate and asked the gatekeepers for directions to the hospital, but they didn’t know. We asked people where Central Hospital was, but everyone only knew Agege General Hospital. When we couldn’t find the place, we decided to go to Agege Central Mosque. On the way, we saw the school bus packed, so we knew we were at the right location. I jumped out of the car, rushed in, and asked the staff, ‘Madam, where is my child? What happened? Why did she faint?’ The staff replied, ‘I don’t know, she’s in there.’ Inside, I saw my daughter’s body; Desola said nothing. She was drenched, water dripping from her skin. I knelt, called on God, shouted, and felt for a pulse—there was none. The doctor told me she suffered cardiac arrest.”
Adeniran questioned how a healthy 12‑year‑old could suffer cardiac arrest, noting that Whitney had no pre‑existing heart or medical conditions. She added that by the time she arrived, Whitney’s lips and tongue had already turned black. She also revealed that her daughter was taken not to a hospital but to an immunisation centre, where no proper first‑aid was administered. “My child was brought to the hospital dead,” she said, citing the medical report that listed “dead on arrival.” She recounted her husband’s reaction when he arrived: “He screamed, ‘Desola, daddy is here, stand up. What is happening to my child?’ He knelt, crying, begging the doctor for help, saying this was his first child.”
Whitney’s father, Michael Adeniran, had earlier posted on social media, demanding a probe into his daughter’s death and calling on the Lagos State Government and police to intervene. He urged Chrisland International School to explain what happened and asked the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital pathology department to be honest with its autopsy results. Michael claimed the school had no ambulance or paramedics at the event, only a nurse he described as a “quack,” who later admitted the child died at the stadium.
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed that the incident was reported to the police immediately after it occurred on Thursday. The case is now with the State Criminal Investigation Department, and an autopsy will be conducted to determine the circumstances of Whitney’s death. No further updates were provided at this time.
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