Man uses hot iron on 10 year old boy for “licking” milo tea
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 24 year old man Badmus Folarin for allegedly applying hot knife on buttock of 10 year old boy who he accused of licking a sachet of Milo tea at home.
Penpushing reports that, the Command Public Relations Officer Abimbola Oyeyemi in a statement said the victim (Sunday David)was living with the suspect”s family, adding that the arrest was effected following a distress call received by the DPO Owode Egbado division SP Olabisi Elebutte from the concerned neighbor to the family.
The police spokesman said the concern neighbor who reported through telephone called that they were hearing a sorrowful cry of a young boy at number12 Elegushi street Owode Yewa consequent upon which 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.
“On enquiry, it was discovered that the suspect put a knife on fire and when the knife was red hot, he applied it to the buttock of the young boy thereby inflicting a second degree injury on the innocent boy”, Oyeyemi said.
Penpushing further reports that, Oyeyemi said on interrogation, the suspect alleged that the victim who is living with the family opened a tin of Milo tea belonging to his(suspect’s) mother and leaked from it, adding that, the victim was quickly rushed to Ore-ofe hospital by the police for medical attention while the suspect was also arrested and detained.
Meanwhile the commissioner of police 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.