Rivers School Proprietress Charged in Teen Assault Case

PORT HARCOURT – The owner of Phronesis Nursery, Primary and Secondary School, Mrs. Orjiugo Udeala, has appeared in front of a magistrate court in Port Harcourt following accusations of assaulting a 16-year-old pupil.

Udeala appeared in court on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, before the Rumuepirikom (Kala) Police Division under the Rivers State Police Command, facing two charges related to conspiracy and causing injury through assault.

As per the document labeled REMC 94C/2026 and authored by CSP Ahmed Abubakar Umar, the accused together with an individual who remains at large are said to have planned, on June 8, 2026, at the School situated on NTA Road, Rumokwuta, within the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, to carry out an attack resulting in injury.

The prosecutor added that Udeala and her co-conspirator illegally attacked a 16-year-old pupil named Gift Nwala Onyeche, beating him with a stick and striking his ears and head, resulting in physical injury.

They further revealed that these offenses are subject to penalties outlined in Sections 516(A) and 355 of the Criminal Code, Chapter 37, Volume II, Laws of Rivers State of Nigeria, 1999.

The accused woman declared her innocence when the allegations were presented in court.

In the meantime, Presiding Magistrate Charles Wobisike Akpeh has approved bail for the accused person amounting to ₦100,000, along with one guarantor also in the same amount, who needs to live within the court's area of authority.

However, Akpeh postponed the case until August 10, 2026, for additional proceedings.

Our reporter learned that an activist group called Lawyers Watch for Justice International Initiative has been monitoring the case closely, starting from the initial stages of the police investigation through to the defendant's appearance in court.

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Gunmen Kidnap Tribal Leader in Osun

Gbenga Faturoti

On Tuesday night, armed individuals stormed Ora-Igbomina within the Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State and took the chairman of the local government council, Debo Faroumbi.

Reports indicated that the attackers rushed into the neighborhood and fired randomly into the sky, sparking fear throughout the town.

It was reported that the attackers kidnapped four locals, among them two Fulani females, one community member, and Mr. Faroumbi.

Nevertheless, security officers allegedly confronted the assailants, as armed forces positioned in the town chased after them, compelling them to leave behind three of the hostages, while taking the local council member into the woods.

Verifying the event, Abiodun Ojelabi, a press officer from the Osun State Police, stated that the injured person is the deputy head of the Ifedayo local government area, mentioning that law enforcement has initiated a search operation to locate the perpetrators and save the individual.

Indeed, unidentified armed individuals attacked Ora-Igbomina within the Ifedayo Local Government Area, kidnapping four people. However, military action compelled them to leave behind three of the captives.

"They ultimately managed to take Debo Faroumbi into the woods with them, and law enforcement along with other security organizations have initiated a search for the perpetrators," he stated.

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