The Lagos State House of Assembly has urged the Executive arm led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to support and save Amina Alege, a 12-year-old student of the Adam Yakubu Memorial High School in Lagos State, who suffered an eye injury from Police teargas.
Alege, who is currently in Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja, was allegedly tear-gassed by the police.
The incident occurred on Friday, February 9, 2024, in front of a Mosque near Adam Yakubu Memorial High School in Iloro, Cement, Agege, Lagos.
The House called on the Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, and the ministry to offer necessary support to the young girl, who is billed for surgery.
The matter was brought to the attention of the House by Abiodun Orekoya, chairman of the House Committee on Sports and Youth Development during a plenary session on Thursday, presided over by Deputy Speaker, Mojisola Meranda on behalf of the speaker, Mudashiru Obasa.
Orekoya said he received the information through a human rights organisation, adding that the incident happened when two schools were embroiled in a clash and the police intervened with tear-gas.
He said the student’s parents have been borrowing money to pay for her treatment and that she is currently admitted in LASUTH.
Orekoya pleaded with the House to call on Governor Sanwo-Olu to offer support to the parents and help save Amina’s life before the situation worsens.
Supporting Orekoya’s appeal, Kehinde Joseph, representing Alimosho Constituency Ii, stressed that since the student attends a government-owned school, it was necessary for the governor to step in.
Joseph further requested that the House investigate the incident to prevent similar occurrences in the future.
Meranda, therefore, directed the Chairman of the House Committee on Education (Secondary) to invite the management of both schools involved in the clash and investigate what led to the clash.
The committe is expected to report back to the house within one week.
