Mrs Deborah Okezie, the mother of Don Davies, who was abused and molested at Deeper Life High School Uyo, has revealed that the court has remanded four persons involved in the case in prison custody.
InsightnaijaTv had reported that a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on January 7, 2021 has granted a N500,000 bail to the suspended Principal of Deeper Life High School, Uyo, Mrs. Ndidi Solomon and four other staff members accused of involvement in the alleged molestation, starvation and sexual abuse of a JSS1 student of the institution, Don Davies.
This followed the application filed by the Counsel to the respondents, Fidelis Igwe, on the ground that the case was a bailable offence.
The persons granted bail included Mrs. Ndidi Solomon (suspended Principal), Joseph Nseabasi, Akpan Johnson, Egor Wilson, Joseph Ikenna, and two minors, Shalom Ibukun and Ola Feyisetan who were handed to their parents.
They were slammed with a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit Felony to wit: indecent treatment of boys under fourteen and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 556 of the criminal code, cap.38, Vol.2. Laws of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria, 2000.
The two minors, Shalom Ibukun and Ola Feyisetan on their parts were charged for committing an act of gross indecency by inserting their fingers into the anus of Don-Davies, thereby committing an offence punishable under section 218(1) of the Criminal code, cap.38, vol.2 Laws of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria, 2000.
Both were also charged for unlawfully and indecently assaulting Don-Davies Archibong, which is an offence punishable under section 362(1) of the Laws of Akwa Ibom State.
Also Joseph Nseabasi, Akpan Johnson, Egor Wilson, and Joseph Ikenna were charged for failure to prevent Shallom Ibukun and Ola
Feyisetan from committing felony, thereby committed an offence punishable under section 551 of the criminal code, cap.38 vol.11. Laws of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, 2000.
Meanwhile, giving an update on her Facebook page, Mrs Deborah Okezie said the court remanded the Principal of the school, vice-principal, housemasters, and one other person.
She also disclosed that the judge ruled that the two accused minors should be tried in a Juvenile Family Court.
She wrote, “All the suspects were arraigned afresh at the State High Court 7 Uyo and were asked to be remanded in the prison custody with stiff bail conditions. So, the five of them, the Principal Ndidi Solomon, the Vice Principal, the wicked Housemasters, Akpan, and others apart from the two minors were ordered to be detained in the prison custody until they met their bail conditions.
“Their lawyers were running up and down and cold caught all of them when the Judge gave the ruling.
“The matter has just begun, with a different tone of music.” she added.
