Student Spinal Cord Damaged After Fall from Fourth Floor Amid Unauthorized WASSCE Camp By The St. Peter Lutheran High School, Father Makes Cry For His Son

Monrovia, Liberia: A tragic incident has left 21-year-old Fulfulay Musa battling for his life after falling from the fourth floor of a school building on 9th street in Monrovia.

Fulfulay Musa, a 12th-grade student of St. Peter Lutheran High School, narrating his ordeal to newsmen on June 14, 2025, said that during the night of the unauthorized camping, there were no academic activities. 

Musa further narrated that he and few other friends were drinking alcoholic substances throughout the night, and the school did nothing to stop them.

According to him, the self-inflicted fall happened when he got into a heated altercation with a classmate following a provocation, which led to him falling from the fourth floor of the school building.

It can be recalled that WAEC boss Dale Gbotoe had earlier condemned schools and candidates involved in unauthorized camping and the payment of flexibility fees, which are often meant to secure assistance before, during, and after the administration of the exams. 

He warned that those engaging in such practices should desist or be prepared to face the consequences.

Meanwhile, the fall has left Musa with devastating spinal injuries. His spinal cord was reportedly compressed, stretched, and torn, severely disrupting critical nerve pathways.

Also speaking, the victim's father also identified as Mr. Fulfulay Musa sr. cast a harsh spotlight on the St. Peter Lutheran High School defiance of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) regulation.

Mr. Musa recounted that just days before the incident, his son had asked him for 20 united states Dollars as flexibility fees for a one month camping.

According to him, he declined the request, believing it was not safe to allow his child out for a month. 

He further that his son had brought a form to sign he claimed was given by the school's administration, something according to the father later convince him to give in. 

Musa parents are now appealing to well-meaning Liberians for financial assistance as doctors suggest he be carry out of country for proper surgery.  

He at the same called on parents and education stakeholders, demanding accountability from the school administration because up till now they have not made any financial contribution towards his treatment abroad.

Mr. Fulfulay Musa made the statement while expressing sadness seeing his son in such a condition, adding that his son is closed to him like a confidant.