CHILD ABUSE: OGUN POLICE NABS 24 YEAR OLD FOR CHILD ABUSE
The Ogun State Police command has confirmed the arrest of a 24 year old man, Badmus Folarin for maltreating a 10yr old boy Sunday David living with his family.
Confirming the arrest, Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested following a distress call received by the DPO Owode Egbado division SP Olabisi Elebutte from a concerned neighbor to the family who reported that they were hearing a sorrowful cry of a young boy at no 12 Elegushi street Owode Yewa.
He said the DPO detailed the patrol team to the scene where the young boy was seen lying down helplessly with serious injury all over his body.
The PPRO said it was discovered that the suspect had put a knife on fire and when the knife was red hot, he applied it to the buttocks of the young boy thereby inflicting a second degree injury on the innocent boy.
Upon interogation, the suspect alleged that the victim who is living with the family opened a tin of beverage drink belonging to the suspect's mother and leaked from it.
The victim was quickly rushed to an hospital by the police for medical attention while the suspect was also arrested and detained.
Meanwhile the commissioner of police CP Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to anti human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and possible prosecution.
Confirming the arrest, Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested following a distress call received by the DPO Owode Egbado division SP Olabisi Elebutte from a concerned neighbor to the family who reported that they were hearing a sorrowful cry of a young boy at no 12 Elegushi street Owode Yewa.
He said the DPO detailed the patrol team to the scene where the young boy was seen lying down helplessly with serious injury all over his body.
The PPRO said it was discovered that the suspect had put a knife on fire and when the knife was red hot, he applied it to the buttocks of the young boy thereby inflicting a second degree injury on the innocent boy.
Upon interogation, the suspect alleged that the victim who is living with the family opened a tin of beverage drink belonging to the suspect's mother and leaked from it.
The victim was quickly rushed to an hospital by the police for medical attention while the suspect was also arrested and detained.
Meanwhile the commissioner of police CP Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to anti human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and possible prosecution.
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