A young boy has been placed in police custody after he was noticed to have been maltreated by his father and stepmother, a Twitter user confirms.
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The young boy who said his mother is late was under the care of his father and stepmother, according to the story shared on Twitter, the boy claimed his father used a knife he placed on the fire to mark a brutal scar on his jaw because he stole meat from the pot.
The Twitter user who noticed the boy is in distress shared the meeting she had with the boy, as the boy confesses he is being maltreated by his father because his mother is late.
The Twitter user, identified as @ryann_agada has reported the case to the police station as she calls for Nigerians to come to the aid of the young boy
FULL STORY BELOW:
I called him and asked what he was doing there. He said nothing.
I told him to leave that place and go home, he said he couldn't. I asked why, and he told me his story…
That his dad is married to another woman, she maltreats him, she doesn't give him food. That his dad 👇👇👇— Ryann Agada 😘😘 (@ryann_agada) June 26, 2019
His dad always beat him. The scar on his face was as a result of a knife the dad put in the fire and placed on his jaw because he stole meat from the pot.
He said he was hungry so I gave him food, water and then told him to go home and apologise to his dad.👇👇👇👇— Ryann Agada 😘😘 (@ryann_agada) June 26, 2019
I went out and came back around 11pm to see this little child sleeping in front of one closed shop, Outside. It was drizzling and everywhere was cold. I woke him up and asked why he hasn't gone home. In his words " my father pursue me from house because my auntie break 👇👇
— Ryann Agada 😘😘 (@ryann_agada) June 26, 2019
Television come talk say na me".
(I'm trying to post the video but it's not loading i don't know why)I couldn't leave him outside so I told him to sleep in my corridor. I gave him a wrapper to cover himself. I was even scared. So this morning I took him to one policeman 👇👇
— Ryann Agada 😘😘 (@ryann_agada) June 26, 2019
That lives in my area. He said they're going to arrest the dad.
His mum is late.
This little boy needs help
He is currently at uwanse police station in Calabar.@humanrights1st @renoomokri @HitFMCalabar @MobilePunch @CalabarBlog @crossriverwatch— Ryann Agada 😘😘 (@ryann_agada) June 26, 2019
via: Information Nigeria
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