Deeper Life School: Court cautions victim’s mother against discussing case on Facebook Let the media stay off, let the court do justice on the merit of the case.” 3 min read
A Chief Magistrate in Uyo, Winifred Umohandy, on Thursday, cautioned Deborah Archibong, the mother of the victim of the alleged sexual abuse at the Deeper Life High School to desist from discussing the case on Facebook.
Mrs Archibong has been gaining a huge following on Facebook since December
when she came out to say via Facebook livethat her 11-year-old son, a JSS1 student of the school, was sexually abused by two senior students of the school.
Sexual abuse: Deeper Life School officials, students plead not guilty
The accused persons were granted bail and the case adjourned to January 20 for hearing.
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Five officials of the Deeper Life High School, Uyo, on Thursday pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them over the alleged sexual abuse of the 11-year-old student of the school.
Two SS1 students of the school, both of them 13 years old, were also arraigned in the same court. The two also pleaded not guilty.
The officials are Joseph Nseabasi, Akpan Johnson, Egor Wilson, Joseph Ikenna, and Ndidi Solomon, the suspended principal of the school.
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.
COVID-19: Experts warn as churches plan physical Sunday services after shelved crossover
Kayode Oyero
Following the outcry that greeted crossover services amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, leading churches in the country opted for the virtual experience on December 31, 2020, but will congregate physically on Sunday, January 3, 2021, for the First Thanksgiving Service of the New Year,
The PUNCH has learnt.
The First Sunday of a New Year is as significant as a crossover service as Christians gather to pray and worship their Maker for the gift of a brand New Year.
The PUNCH had earlier reported that some megachurches in the country adjusted or altogether shelved physical crossover services over concerns for public health safety and adherence to the 12am to 4am curfew imposed by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.