Sikiru Mustapha, the father of a 4 year old boy has been arrested by Police in Lagos for brutally torturing his young son...
The Police Command in Lagos has just arrested a father, Sikiru Mustapha, who allegedly brutalised his four-year-old son, and abandoned him at a bus station in the Iwaya area of Yaba.
Sources say the boy, identified only as Lekan, reportedly had scars of the torture on his body and was picked up by a neighbour.
Witnesses say that Lekan was reportedly handed over to a non-governmental organisation in the area, which took him to the Sabo Police Division.
It was gathered that the police subsequently arrested the father.
A resident of the area, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told News men that Lekan’s mother had been sent away by Sikiru, and he had married a new wife.
She said, “Lekan has a long history of torture from his father. He is poorly taken care of, beaten and left to wander in the area. As young as he is, the father beats him without mercy. On Tuesday, he was beaten up as usual. But this time, he was abandoned at a bus station."
The Police is yet to issue an official statement on the matter.