Deeper Life School: A’Ibom transfers case to police

Etim Ekpimah

The Akwa Ibom State government has transferred the case of the 11-year-old boy, who was alleged to have been abused sexually at the Deeper Life High School, Uyo, to the police for a more discreet investigation.

A statement from the Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Comrade Ini Ememobong, noted that government is committed to unravelling the truth behind the sexual abuse allegation of the 11-year-old boy, adding that any who is found of wrongdoing would be prosecuted.

According to the commissioner, the state government urged members of the public to be patient since the executive council had met over the matter and the case transferred to the police for a thorough investigation.

He added that the sexual abuse case of the 11-year-old boy had also been placed under the care of the Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Akwa Ibom for further medical investigation.

It was learnt that the mother of the abused boy, Deborah Okezie, had allegedly threatened to release a medical report at the right time in the social media.

Ememobong noted that the victim’s parents and other interested parties had given their consents for the boy to be taken to the referral centre at Immanuel General Hospital, Eket.

He added that the Commissioner for Education, who has been investigating the alleged sexual abuse on behalf of the state government, was advised by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice to hand over the case for the police to investigate.

The commissioner said, apart from the police, other organisations like the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Trafficking, Mirabelle Center, FIDA Akwa Ibom, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Response Unit of the Ministry of Justice, Akwa Ibom State, were interested in the case.

The authorities of the Deeper Life High School had told the public on Tuesday that it would not cover up any morally debased case and commended the state government for wading into the matter, expressing love to Don Davis, the molested child.