The trial of the Deeper Life High School sexual abuse case
commenced on Wednesday in Uyo, with the magistrate court holding its
proceedings under closed-door.
Two students of the school, both of them 13 years old,
accused of sexually molesting a fellow student, an 11-year-old boy, are being
prosecuted by the police.
Five officials of the school, including a suspended
principal, are also on trial.
An official, said to be the court registrar, asked people,
including lawyers, who were not parties in the case, to leave the courtroom
before the proceedings began.
Reporters were asked to leave too, as a court official began
closing the doors and windows in the courtroom.
A lawyer, who was not part of the case, explained to people,
mostly reporters, that it was necessary to hold the court proceedings under
closed-door because minors were involved.
By 10:30 a.m., the victim of the alleged abuse was seen
stepping out of the courtroom, accompanied by his dad, Iniobong Archibong,
while the proceeding was going on.
“His mother is about to give her testimony, that is why we
have been asked to stay outside,” Mr Archibong said.
The victim, a JSS1 student of the Deeper Life School, was
alleged to have been sexually molested between October and December inside the
school dormitory by the two senior students when he was switched from his
dormitory to another that was filled with senior students.
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