The school expressed regret and regret at Whitney's passing to her parents, their host community, and the country in a now-deleted post. Also, they apologized if they conveyed distressingly quiet signals to the Nigerian mass media.
The administration gave an explanation for why they kept silent about Whitney Adeniran's death, stating that it was surprising and they wanted to respect her family's right to privacy at this difficult time. The school refuted rumors that it intended to exhume Whitney's body so that a second autopsy could be performed.
A post at Chrisland School says:
“‘WE ARE SORRY’
“We are deeply saddened and sorry about Whitney’s death. We are remorseful and sorry to Whitney’s parents. We are sorry to our parents and the entire community that hosts our school. We are also very sorry to the nation at large. It was a huge loss to the school.
“We express an equal measure of apology to the Nigeria Media, another critical stakeholder, in case we have sent unbearably quiet signals. We have been quiet because this death was so shocking, we opted more for introspection and moral rectitude rather than strutting around the Media space to seize narratives. Moreso, we considered it imperative to allow the parents and indeed the entire Adeniran family the honour of their privacy as we all mourn this unfortunate loss. Whitney Adeniran was a bright and lovely student. She was popular and friendly. Her memory lives with us.
“We hereby vehemently refute the claim making the rounds that Chrisland School intends to exhume Whitney’s body. We have no such plan and assure the public that we are also parents in mourning and will not do or subscribe to anything that paints such insensitive optics that prevents our dear daughter from resting. We assure you all that no such thing will happen. Rather than do this, plans are underway to immortalize Whitney’s name so she can remain indelible in our consciousness. This is without prejudice to the ongoing Coroner inquest but it is a honour we owe her.”
“Responding to every sensation or misinformation peddled, therefore, does not serve this purpose and we, therefore, continue to uphold restraint. Unfortunately this quiet is coming with regrettable, misconstrued conclusions. Nonetheless, Chrisland Schools will continue to cooperate with the authorities throughout the duration of the investigations, and also offer the parents every necessary support in this grieving period.
We have been fighting the Adenirans in the meanwhile. Because she is also our daughter, we will always stand by the family as they traverse this difficult time. We want to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who has sincerely supported the Adenirans and us throughout this tough time. Nevertheless, the school removed the picture from its Instagram page after the mother of the deceased student, Mrs. Blessing Adeniran, claimed that the school had never loved Whitney because the inter-house sports tournament had continued the day after she passed away.
She wrote: “@Chrislandinsta why did you delete the post? Una no sorry again? But you’ll still get what’s coming for you sha”.
The parents of Whitney Adeniran, 12, disclosed the cause of their daughter's demise.
Whitney Adeniran's mother revealed that her daughter died by electrocution in a tearful Instagram live video. She said that this was supported by an autopsy report. The grieving person thanked everyone for their unwavering encouragement, calls, and messages throughout her trying times.
"I want to thank everyone for their support, your calls and texts have helped us get through this extremely difficult period," she stated in the video.
“The autopsy result is out, and Desola was electrocuted. My daughter died of electrocution. I have been subjected to trauma for the past two weeks. Tomorrow will make it three weeks my baby died. The school made me think I was cr#zy They started pushing the narrative of she was sick; she was sickly. They sent letters and publications out.
“People insulted me and my family. My child was electrocuted to death. I told the school I don’t want trouble. All I want is answers. They came to my house and knelt down.
“I begged, I pleaded, I said ‘Mrs Amao please, I don’t know how autopsy is being done but I have browsed it and the image is scary. Please my daughter is already dead, don’t make me put her through that, they will butcher her. I beg you in the name of God, you are a mother, help me investigate and find out what happened.’
“She said she doesn’t know. They refused to investigate.
“My daughter was butchered for autopsy. She was opened up. They took part of her kidney, liver, stomach contents, blood, brain, bone marrow. Omodesola was butchered just because Chrisland kept protecting their reputation.”
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