The General Overseer of Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has been asked to pay 2bn
naira within 14 days as general damages or face legal action for the death of three year old
Imienfan Omokaro who reported to have got drowned at Kingdom Heritage Model School
by Winners Chapel in Benin.
A letter written by Omokaro's Counsel,Prince Peter E. Uwadiae-Igbinigie and dated November
,2012 and made available to journalists in Benin explained that the amount was "for the callous
and senseless killing of our client's daughter, Miss Imienfan Omokaro".
Besides, Mr. Omokaro's lawyers want Kingdom Heritage Model School to tender unreserved
apology in three national newspapers warning that if the demands were not met within 14
days,"we have the irrevocable instructions of our client to commerce legal action against the
school(Kingdom Heritage School) and Church (Winners Chapel) without any further
correspondence from this Chambers."
Imienfan Omokaro, a KG 1 pupil of Kingdom Heritage Model School was said to have
drowned in a drum of water in a toilet in the school on November 1, 2012.
Also,teachers of the School allegedly did not inform her mother when she came to pick her
from School on that fateful day until late in the evening.
The School authorities and Winners Chapel had reportedly kept the girl for more than an hour
praying for her before taking her to Irowa Hospital in Benin where she was confirmed dead.
The girl had died before being brought to hospital, doctors said.
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