Father Sets Fire to 10-Year-Old Daughter’s Private Part for Stealing N3,000 in Ibadan
The National Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, has apprehended a couple accused of tying their 10-year-old daughter, Abibat, to a ceiling and burning her private part for stealing N3,000.
According to the authorities, the father, 41-year-old Taofeek Olawale, from Ede, Osun State, claimed to have only intended to scare his daughter with the fire as a deterrent, but the fire ended up burning her private part.
Speaking at a press conference in Ibadan, the NSCDC Commandant, Isikilu Akinsanya, emphasized that the arrest was part of the Anti-human Trafficking and Child Protection Unit's responsibility to protect the lives and property of Nigerians as per the 2003 Act, amended in 2007.
The Commandant, ...