Nigeria, June 19 -- The police are investigating the death of Maimuna Salisu, a 13-year-old junior secondary school boarding student of St. Louis Secondary School, Kano.

This followed a petition from the family, dated 17 June, submitted to the police by Nakudu Law Partners, solicitors to the deceased's mother, Nusaiba Dan-Sheriff.

The family is alleging foul play and pointing to conflicting narratives regarding how the teenager died.

According to the petition, school authorities contacted Maimuna's parents on 13 June, at approximately 7:20 p.m., claiming she had fallen ill and was taken to the International Clinic in Kano.

The deceased's elder sister arrived at the hospital at about 8:19 p.m., only to be informed by the attending doct...