Nigerian Law School
Contrary to speculations that has been making rounds on social
media, earlier yesterday, the Nigerian Law School has dismissed
insinuations that five law school graduates lost their lives in a
fatal car accident along Bwari road, in Abuja.
TheNigerialawyer (TNL), whilst putting calls across to the
Nigerian Law School, was informed that no call to bar candidate was
lost in the accident which occurred on Monday, along Bwari road or
elsewhere.
The Secretary of the Council of Legal Education, Elizabeth
Max-Uba (Mrs), informed TNL, that the school doesn’t know where the
story emanated from as they have liaised with the Police, Federal
Road Safety Commission and Bwari General Hospital on the issue but
was informed no such incident took place that involved a call to
bar candidate.
“There was an accident on Monday, and only one call to bar
candidate was in the vehicle. He sustained a minor injury, but he
was treated at the Nigerian law school clinic and immediately, he
was allowed to go.
“He was not even hospitalized. So I don’t know the source of
this news that some law school students died. Certainly not in the
Bwari accident, and I pray that it will not happen in any other
accident.
“No candidate has been lost, that we know. We saw the rumour on
social media, so we liaised with the Police, Bwari General
Hospital, and the Federal Road Safety Commission, and they said no
law school student or candidate for call was involved or died in
the accident.
The Deputy Director and Head, Office of Advancement
(Information, Alumni Protocol) Nigerian Law School, Chinedu Ukekwe
in his statement made available to TNL, states
“Worried about the sad news, the Management of the Nigerian Law
School conducted a full-scale investigation with the officers of
the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) and the Nigeria Police,
Bwari Division. The outcome revealed that no student or graduating
student was involved in the referred road mishap that regrettably
claimed some lives.
“While we commiserate with the families, relatives, and friends
of those who lost their lives in the sad event, we want to use this
medium to inform the general public that the Divisional Police
Officer in charge of the Bwari Division, CSP Biodun Makanjuola has
confirmed that none of the Nigerian Law School students or
graduates died in the accident.
“The general public is therefore advised to disregard the news,
as it is untrue and false.”
TNL, after being intimated with this version of the story is
making efforts to get in touch with the law school student who
announced the information but she is not responding to her
calls.