The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man, Idowu Sikiru for inflicting grevious bodily harm on his 5 year old son over an allegation that the boy stole a fish.
According to a release by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi which stated that the suspect, a resident of Itowo in Oke Sopen Area of Ijebu Igbo was arrested following an information received from members of the public who alerted the police that the suspect was about to kill the small boy.
Following the information, the DPO Ijebu Igbo division, sp Kazeem Solotan immediately mobilized his men to the area where the suspect was promptly arrested.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect accused the boy of stealing a cooked fish and he put an aluminum plate on fire and when the plate was red hot, he forcefully sat the boy on it thereby giving the victim a serious burnt on his buttock.
Investigations further revealed that he equally used the plate to burn the victim’s fingers and part of his mouth. The victim has since been rushed to the hospital for medical attention.
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.
