Management of Deeper Life High School has launched investigation into the alleged sexual and physical abuse of a JSS 1 pupil in Akwa Ibom branch of the institution.
In a viral video on Facebook, an aggrieved mother, Deborah Okezie, cried out to Nigerians, pleading for help to get justice for her son, Davis who was allegedly constantly starved and molested by his senior students at Uyo Campus of the school.
Davis’ mother was said to have gone to pick him up on a Friday from the school and was the last person to pick up her child there.
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However, she noticed that he looked sick and had not been attended to. The mother also alleged that she noticed her son was not able to sit properly, which prompted her to check his buttocks. From the look of his anus, Okezie said her son had been sexually molested.
Giving an account of his ordeal, Davis in the video alleged that he was forced to starve for days, beaten for bedwetting and also sent to a hostel for senior students where he was sexually abused.
Reacting to this in a statement dated December 21, Deeper Life High School management stated that the alleged happenings were not tolerated in the institution and investigation was ongoing.
They added that once the investigation is over, anyone found culpable in the abuse of the child -student or teacher – “will not be spared”.
The management expressed that in the meantime, the school principal has been suspended summarily following allegations.
Read the full statement below;
RE: MOLESTATION OF A JSS 1 STUDENT OF DEEPER LIFE HIGH SCHOOL, AKWA IBOM
The attention of the management of Deeper Life High School has been drawn to a viral post on the molestation of a JSS 1 student at our campus in Akwa Ibom state.
We will like to categorically restate that Deeper Life High School is built on the core values of godliness and excellence and will not tolerate any immoral act or molestation of any student. We believe Parents /Guardians enroll their wards in our schools all over the country because of the strong perception that ours offers a sure-footed platform for moral armament and academic excellence.
We want to assure the general public that investigations into the case have commenced and no culprit, whether staff or student will be spared if found culpable at the end of the exercise. As an interim measure and to underscore the seriousness we attach to higher superintending values, the school principal has been suspended summarily even as further investigations continue.
We firmly assure the discerning public that the overall outcome of the investigations will be made known and appropriate disciplinary actions will be meted to all culprits in this unfortunate act that admittedly threatens to cast unnecessary aspersions on a unique institution that has been a shining example to all over the years.
The Management.
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Meanwhile, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has mandated Commissioner for Education, Dr Enobong Mboho, to commence investigation into the alleged case of child abuse at the school.
The governor’s order was contained in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday.
