By KT Reporter
Angry residents have set ablaze a section of Jozan Nursery and Primary School in protest against the failure to produce suspects in court. The suspects were arrested in connection to the death of a pupil, Joan Faith Apio.
The suspects are Suzan Vivian Ariokot Okedi, 38, and her husband Joseph Okedi who are the directors of Jozan Nursery and Primary School, James Edoket the Head teacher, John Bosco Obotol, 34, the police officer attached to Madera police station in Soroti City East, Osula Adong the school matron, and Valentine Opio, the school cook including two juveniles.
On Thursday, the Grade One Magistrate, Kibirige Apollo Kasujja, adjourned the case to March 20, 2025, after the suspects appeared via Zoom. The magistrate informed the packed court that the suspects could not be produced physically because of the sensitivity of the case.
Before the hearing of the case started, several people had pitched camp in and around the court premises, prompting heavy security deployment. The security teams were forced to block hundreds of people
While the proceedings were taking place in court, several other people within Soroti City and outside were following the matter on a live link provided by the activists seeking justice for Apio’s family.
Immediately after the adjournment, several people took to the streets, and others ran to Jozan School and torched the headteacher’s office, school canteen, store, and dormitories, expressing dissatisfaction with the handling of the case.
Angel Eveline Akol, the mother of Joan Faith Apio, says she wants to see the suspects who were arrested and on trial over her child’s murder.
In response to the incident, the police water fire brigade intervened to extinguish the raging fire while the anti-riots police fired tear gas and live bullets to disperse the crowds-URN. Give us feedback on this story through our email: kamwokyatimes@gmail.com
