A Lagos resident, with the name, Adeyemi Adekunle, has been reportedly arrested for allegedly brutalizing his eight-year-old son after the young boy went missing from home for two days.
According to Punch, the boy, whose name was not disclosed by the police, had gone missing on Saturday from their apartment on Kolawole Street, Dopemu.
Adekunle his dad went to the police on Sunday to report a case of missing person.
The victim was, however, seen on Monday wandering in the area, after which the father was informed. On seeing the boy, Adekunle, who had reportedly divorced the victim’s mother and remarried, allegedly beat up his son, and broke his two arms.
A police source told PUNCH Metro that the police found four other siblings locked up in a room in Adekunle’s apartment after his arrest.
He said,
“The man had confessed in his statement that he was guilty of beating his son, and the four other children, whom his first wife has for him. The boy was reported to us by the dad as missing on Saturday.
“However, when the boy was found on Monday, the father got angry, thinking that the victim played a prank on him and descended heavily on him. The dad caused serious fracture to the boy’s arms in the process.
“We also found four other children locked up in the man’s house when we got there. It was the suspect’s landlord that came to report the beating.”
The case had been transferred to the gender unit of the state command in Ikeja for further investigation. A resident of Kolawole Street said the victim had been taken to a hospital, where he was recuperating.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the arrest. She added that the suspect would be charged to court at the end of investigation.
She said:
“The father is alleged to have consistently assaulted his children after he divorced his first wife who is their mother. The gender unit is investigating the matter after which the suspect will be charged to court.
“The child with the fractured hands is in the hospital, while the command is liaising with the Lagos State Government to place the children in shelters until we see their mother. If the mother is able to take good care of them, the police will release the children to her.”
huh. hilarious o
Chill…. I’m trying to get this his son went missing.He found the boy and broke his arm? Is it recession that is causing all this?Making people do really crazy stuff.This little boy may never forgive him for this.Some people really need to take a crash course on how to handle kids#yeyedeysmell
And the father of the year goes to…..
We are Nigeria…..it happens. ..that doesn’t show he doesn’t love his son…that is our way of showing u kept me bothering or worried about you…..I know some people gonna persecute him
I see !!!
Yap
Mr eboigbe Markson…. I am saddened by what you just said if truly you don’t see anything wrong with this all you can say is “it’s Nigeria”
Gosh what a mentality!!!!
I saw something wrong. …am not saying he did well what I’m saying is that someone might be quick in misjudging him also
Misjudging what
Some might even think he is into ritual
Dat is stupid mentality and a barbaric act of discipline…. Mns u r dsame feathers…#wotashit
Stupidity
Really is dis a joke or wah? Oturu gbeke lyk my eku frnd do say…
why him self go missing? if him papa no see am nw dem go say na him use am do money ritual.. sir u suppose break him leg
Thank God u broke d arm amd not his manhood,carry am go sapele dey go massage am
Hahahahaahah sho
I know the man, is my neighbor here in ajegule
That’s y he ran away in the first place
Useless man,mzy God forgive you but first you will face d tune of d music you played
For what
Betty Y na
Also breaks his both hands,for seeing the boy
is something wrong with him maybe he need medical shakeup
I really don’t blame the man! Only that he over did it! If u see hot sweat that comes out! When u r seriously looking for somethin! U go knw how far! This doesn’t meant the fathere doesn’t love him! He was just angry and over beat the boy! Sorry kid! Nxt time stay @ sight!
u found him & stl broke his arm.if is a serious crime d boy commited i wonda wat d fada wl do 2 d poor boy.u brot hm 2 ds world he neva beged u & u ar
takn ur frustration on him.may God 4gv him hs sin
You found your boy and broke his arm and you and some other humans will say it’s discipline, that’s discipline on that small boy!!?.. There is no discipline there that is pure wickedness n hatred..
May God forgive you..
Let’s stop saying “it’s Nigeria” presenting ourselves like barbarians…
If God decides to break our arms, legs or even remove our eyes as his form of discipline when we go wrong I wonder how we will survive..
anger, but shouldn’t go that far.
That man is foolish he got missing you later find him you didn’t even thank God and you beat the little boy till you broke his arms what if you didn’t find him at all that man deserve punishment.