Police to arraign Deeper Life school officials over alleged sexual abuse
Some officials of the Deeper Life High School have been detained by the police. 2 min read
The police in Akwa Ibom State are preparing to arraign some officials of the Deeper Life High School over the alleged sexual abuse of an 11-year-old student of the school in Uyo.
Some officials of the school were said to have been detained after attending a meeting at the police headquarters, Uyo, summoned by the
Commissioner of Police, Andrew Amiengheme, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.
David Okokon, lawyer to the parents of the boy said to have been sexually abused by two senior students of the Deeper Life High School, told PREMIUM TIMES, Wednesday morning, he would be in court today for the arraignment.
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The police on Wednesday were unable to arraign seven suspects arrested over the alleged sexual abuse of 11-year-old student of the
Deeper Life High School, Uyo, as the magistrate was not available to listen to the case.
The suspects include two minors, who are senior students of the school, accused of sexually abusing the victim in the school dormitory.
The others are staffers of the school, including a vice principal and a housemaster.
The police prosecutor refused to address the press as the suspects were put inside a bus and taken back to the police headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia.
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Deeper Life High School: Victim’s medical report silent on sexual abuse
The boy, who was discharged on Tuesday, was examined and treated at St. Athanasius Hospital, a private medical facility in Uyo.
A medical report on the victim of the alleged sexual abuse at Deeper Life High School, Uyo, has not stated if the 11-year-old boy has been sexually molested or not.
The boy, a JSS1 student of the school, was discharged from hospital on Tuesday after spending ten days.
The victim’s father, Iniobong Archibong, who got the medical report from the hospital on Monday,
A source, who has seen the medical report, told PREMIUM TIMES, Wednesday, the report did not mention whether the boy was sexually abused or not.
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