A middle aged woman, Charity Iyonetu, has been arrested for
allegedly dehumanising an eight-year-old boy and labeling him a wizard.
Police said the suspect was arrested at Seme border area of
Badagry after she allegedly tied the hands of the victim with a rope and locked
him up in a one room apartment.
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, who
confirmed the arrest on Tuesday, said the woman had been brutalising the boy
until she was arrested.
Edgal who described the act as man's inhumanity to man, said
the suspect inflicted grievous bodily injuries on the little boy.
He said, "This is a case of man's inhumanity to man
reported by one Chinonye Iyonetu against one Charity Iyonetu of Animal Kingdom
close to Seme Border, Lagos.
"The complainant alleged that the suspect is the elder
sister to his father. She reported that sometime in 2016, the suspect came to
their village, Agbaai, Nkota LGA of Imo State and brought him to Lagos after
his mother abandoned him and left to an unknown place.
"The suspect always maltreats him accusing him of being
a wizard. However, the ordeal of the little boy came to the fore when on May 9
at about 9am, the suspect used horsewhip a.k.a Koboko to flog the child,
inflicting injuries all over his body.
"She thereafter locked him in her one room apartment
with his two hands tied behind his back and left to her shop.
"The survivor was crying and shouting for help which
made one Peter Aluku to call the police.
"When the police team arrived, they broke the door of
the house and rescued the child."
He added that the suspect would be charged to the Special
and Sexual Offences Court as soon as investigation is concluded.
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