AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE — The family of 13-year-old Oscar Ezeani, a student at British Spring College (BSC), Awka, is seeking national attention following his tragic death in October 2025. According to the boy’s sister, Ella Ezeani, the crisis began when the school’s clinic allegedly ignored his mother’s explicit instructions regarding medication for a cough and suspected malaria, administering an unauthorized drug (Amatem) instead of the family-approved Coartem. The family claims this alleged disregard for parental direction set off a fatal chain of events that highlights a gross failure in the school’s duty of care.
The situation escalated dramatically when Oscar was transferred to JoyVille Hospital, where his father allegedly found him “tied up hands, legs, and even his head bound,” having reportedly been left unattended for over an hour. The family asserts that Oscar’s death was a result of “negligence, carelessness, and a failure of duty.” The claims deepened with the allegation that the school owner later failed to apologize and that CCTV footage near the clinic and hostel was allegedly deleted and disconnected, suggesting an attempted cover-up of the events leading to the tragedy.
The Ezeani family is now demanding a comprehensive, impartial investigation, an independent medical review, and a public apology from the involved institutions. Drawing a painful parallel with other cases of alleged negligence in Nigerian boarding schools, they are urging the public to amplify Oscar’s story to enforce accountability. His young life, full of potential, must not be silenced by institutional failure. Justice for Oscar Ezeani.
