SOROTI, UGANDA: Three students of Halcyon High School in Soroti have been remanded to prison for allegedly smoking opium and attempted arson.
The three students identified as Moses Esayu, 18, Emmanuel Kenyi, 19, and Emmanuel Echodu, 18 were arrested on February 24 after a fire gutted a boys dormitory at Halcyon High School, although all the students managed to escape with no injuries.
Appearing before Emmanuel Pirimba, the Grade One Magistrate in Soroti on Thursday, the students denied the charges and were remanded to prison until Monday.
In a statement released by Oscar Ageca, the East Kyoga Regional Police Spokesman, no life was lost although there was damage and loss of students’ properties in the fire outbreak.
“No life was lost but unfortunately, there was damage and loss of property which value is yet to be estimated”, Ageca said.
Some of the items that were burnt included suitcases, boxes, books among others.
One of the parents who preferred anonymity said that she has been worried about her son since his arrest from school.
“Why would the police keep students in custody for more than a week? First of all, they check all children’s belongings before they access school premises. While at school, they don’t allow students to sneak in anything. Only God knows their crime”, the worried mother said in court.
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