The parents of the 11-year-old student of Deeper Life High School in Akwa Ibom State said to have been sexually abused in the dormitory by fellow students is out.
Iniobong Archibong, the victim’s father who revealed this, however said he would only disclose the content of the report after consultation with his lawyer.
“I just got a (medical) report today from the hospital.
“He has not yet been discharged. As soon as he is discharged, we will let the public know,” he added.
The JSS1 student is spending his ninth day in an undisclosed hospital in Uyo, after been taken to the hospital on December 19 by his parents.
His mother, Deborah Okezie, broke the news about the abuse when she took to Facebook to accuse some senior students of the school of taking advantage of her son when he was switched rom his former dormitory to another dormitory filled with senior students.
“They will remove his boxer and push their legs and hands into his anus,” Mrs Okezie said in the video which has gone viral on Facebook and Twitter.
“Look at a child I sent to school, he came back with a broken anus,” she added.
She also said her son was frequently starved and beaten up by the senior students.
Deeper Life High School, with 21 campuses across Nigeria, is owned by the pentecostal church, The Deeper Christian Life Ministry. The school has its headquarters in Lagos, South-west Nigeria.
The school has suspended the principal of the Uyo campus as part of its investigation into the allegation, while the Akwa Ibom State government launched a separate investigation into it.
