Politics Queens College: FG Begins Fresh Probe Into Students' Deaths

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The federal government has launched a fresh investigation into the deaths of students of Queen’s College, Lagos, in order to identify “those responsible” for the tragedy.

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, in an interview with TheCable on Thursday, said the first phase of the investigation only focused on what caused the deaths, and denied insinuations that Lami Amodu, the principal of the school at the time of the deaths, being shielded from justice.

TheCable, had published an extensive investigation into the Queen’s School affair, reporting claims that Amodu was negligent in her responsibilities to the students.

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Vivian Osuinyi, 13, Bithia Itulua, 12, and Praise Sodipo,14, died of complications from gastroenteritis, which they contracted from drinking contaminated water at the school.

However, as soon as investigation into the circumstances of the deaths commenced, Amodu was transferred to Edo state to head another federal government college.

This fuelled speculation that she was being protected by influential persons in government.

But Adamu explained that the initial investigation was to establish the cause of the deaths not to apportion blame.
 
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