COUPLE IN POLICE NET FOR MALTREATING A MINOR ON ALLEGATION OF WITCH CRAFT
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By Folake Sokoya
A couple, Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Janet Akporugo have been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for maltreating a seven (7) years old girl who incidentally is the granddaughter of the man.
The brave little girl who is having wounds all over her body,according to information gathered, had walked into the house of a police constable living very closed to their house in Awa-Ijebu area of the state and reported to him about the maltreatment melted out to her by her grandfather and his wife who she has been living with since the death of her biological father.
According to the state public relation’s officer,DSO Abimbola Oyeyemi, the seven years old minor narrated how the couple had put a rubber on fire and used it to burn her all over her body on allegation that she is a witch and that she used her witchcraft to kill her biological father.
“The brave girl walked into the Constable’s house and narrated her ordeal, the Constable,without wasting time, took her to Awa-Ijebu police station where the case was incidented.
Awa – Ijebu DPO, CSP Adewalehinmi subsequently detailed detectives to the couple’s house and they were promptly arrested.
On interrogation, the couples were unable to justify their devilish maltreatment of the innocent little girl.
In the meantime ,the Commissioner of police, CP Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered a proper investigation of the case with the view to diligently prosecute the suspects.