Omo things are happening oh, and the mother kept saying he
will change. Operatives of Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, Ebutte Metta
chapter, have rescued a 12-year-old girl (names withheld), who was battered by
her father in Lagos.
will change. Operatives of Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, Ebutte Metta
chapter, have rescued a 12-year-old girl (names withheld), who was battered by
her father in Lagos.
It was gathered that the victim was found in critical
condition at Oyingbo market, Ebute- Metta, following beatings she allegedly
received from her father.
condition at Oyingbo market, Ebute- Metta, following beatings she allegedly
received from her father.
A close family source said: “The victim, a Junior Secondary
School, JSS, 1 student with the Canal Secondary School, Orile, Lagos State,
would have died from the wound she sustained after her father flogged her with
barbed wire, but for the intervention of vigilante members, who found her
writhing in pains in the dead of the night.”
School, JSS, 1 student with the Canal Secondary School, Orile, Lagos State,
would have died from the wound she sustained after her father flogged her with
barbed wire, but for the intervention of vigilante members, who found her
writhing in pains in the dead of the night.”
It was learned that Kafayat was rushed to Star Clinic,
Ebutte-Metta, where she is receiving treatment from the wound she sustained all
over her body.
Ebutte-Metta, where she is receiving treatment from the wound she sustained all
over her body.
‘He broke my mother’s
knees’
knees’
Narrating how she incurred the wrath of her father, the girl
said: “I live with my parents at 4, Kuforiji Street Orile, Lagos.
said: “I live with my parents at 4, Kuforiji Street Orile, Lagos.
“On July 7, I ran away from home after receiving severe beating
from my father. My offence was that I tried to stop him from beating my mother.
from my father. My offence was that I tried to stop him from beating my mother.
“My father accused my mother of using his hard-earned money
to play lotto game and he descended on her with anything he could lay his hands
on. My father alleged that my mother loves patronising lotto game and he beat
her up mercilessly and broke her knees.
to play lotto game and he descended on her with anything he could lay his hands
on. My father alleged that my mother loves patronising lotto game and he beat
her up mercilessly and broke her knees.
“Despite my mother’s cry for help, none of our neighbours
came to her rescue because they are afraid of my father. When I could not bear
the beating anymore, I begged my father to stop. He became furious and pounced
on me, using a barbed wire to flog me.
came to her rescue because they are afraid of my father. When I could not bear
the beating anymore, I begged my father to stop. He became furious and pounced
on me, using a barbed wire to flog me.
“This is not the first time my father will beat my mother
and I. I have lost count of his endless beatings. On one occasion, I begged my
mother to relocate four of us, her children, to Ilorin so we can stay away from
our father due to his constant beating.
and I. I have lost count of his endless beatings. On one occasion, I begged my
mother to relocate four of us, her children, to Ilorin so we can stay away from
our father due to his constant beating.
‘My mum said he’ll
change’
change’
“I am the first child. My mother said my father will change,
but he gets worse by the day. My mother is currently on admission at the
Charity Hospital, Orile, following the beating my father gave her.
but he gets worse by the day. My mother is currently on admission at the
Charity Hospital, Orile, following the beating my father gave her.
“I could not stand his beating anymore and I ran away from
home to meet one of my mother’s friends at Oyingbo market, but I did not meet
her when I got there.
home to meet one of my mother’s friends at Oyingbo market, but I did not meet
her when I got there.
“I was in great pains and I decided to sleep in the market
because I do not want to go back to my father’s house. It was while I was
sleeping at the market that some vigilante men came and rescued me. I told them
my plight and they took me to the hospital.”
because I do not want to go back to my father’s house. It was while I was
sleeping at the market that some vigilante men came and rescued me. I told them
my plight and they took me to the hospital.”
Police refuse to
intervene
intervene
Agbodemu Musbau, Secretary of the VGN, said: “At Iponri
Police Station, they said they do not handle such a case. At Area C Police
Command, Surulere, they told me to take her to the office of the Public
Defender.
Police Station, they said they do not handle such a case. At Area C Police
Command, Surulere, they told me to take her to the office of the Public
Defender.
“I have been running around with this girl to get the
necessary authorities to look into this matter and arrest the father, but they
have refused to take up the case.”
necessary authorities to look into this matter and arrest the father, but they
have refused to take up the case.”
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