{"id":166444,"date":"2025-06-10T22:42:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T21:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/lagos-attorney-general-pressured-to-comply-with-court-order"},"modified":"2025-06-10T23:46:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T22:46:00","slug":"lagos-attorney-general-pressured-to-comply-with-court-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lagos-attorney-general-pressured-to-comply-with-court-order","title":{"rendered":"Lagos Attorney-General Pressured to Comply with Court Order"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The family of Qudus Akinsemoyin, a former student of Model College Badore who was blinded in his left eye following a violent act of corporal punishment by a senior student, has appealed to the Lagos State Attorney-General to comply with a court judgment awarding the victim N20 million in damages.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred on July 3, 2010, when Olashile Balogun, then a senior student at the school located in Eti-Osa Local Government Area, struck Qudus, a junior student at the time, in the eye with a cane. The assault resulted in permanent loss of vision in his left eye.<\/p>\n<p>Qudus filed a lawsuit through his guardian, Alhaja Kuburat Ajoke Azeez-Akinsemoyin. Following years of legal proceedings, the court ruled in favour of the victim.<\/p>\n<p>In a formal letter to the Attorney-General, legal representative Barrister Bode Olaosebikan, acting on behalf of the Akinsemoyin family, urged the Lagos State Government to enforce the judgment, noting that it remains unchallenged.<\/p>\n<p>Justice O.F. Aigbokhaevbo, who delivered the judgement, condemned the senior student\u2019s actions and criticised the failure of school authorities to maintain a safe learning environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiscipline of students should be carried out by the school authority and not by a fellow student,\u201d the judge stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny form of discipline that results in serious injury, particularly damage to a person\u2019s eye, is excessive and a breach of the duty of care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The court found Model College Badore, the Lagos State Ministry of Education, and the Attorney-General jointly liable for negligence. It held that they had failed to fulfil their duty of care towards the student.<\/p>\n<p>Damages awarded included N20 million as general compensation, N27,150 as special damages for medical expenses, and N200,000 in litigation costs. The judgment was supported by medical evidence from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, confirming permanent blindness in the affected eye.<\/p>\n<p>Despite calls for further medical evaluation by the defendants during the trial, the court expressed concern over their failure to follow through on the initial medical recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>The family is now seeking full enforcement of the judgment and accountability from the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not just about compensation,\u201d said Barrister Olaosebikan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about acknowledging the life-altering harm done to a child under the care of a state-run school and upholding the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The family of Qudus Akinsemoyin, a former student of Model College Badore who was blinded in his left eye following a violent act of corporal punishment by a senior student, has appealed to the Lagos State Attorney-General to comply with a court judgment awarding the victim N20 million in damages. 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