The Delta State Police in collaboration with some human rights activists has rescued a physically abused boy in the Udu Local Government Area of Delta State.
His mother, Naomi Esther Batubum reportedly tied him to an electric pole, beat him up with cutlass and iron and laced his injuries with pepper.
The incident occurred on Friday, July 22 at Otor-Udu in the Udu Local Government Area of Delta State.
The victim has been hospitalized.
The Secretary of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, Israel Joe revealed this in a statement made available to newsmen
According to him, “Today being 22nd of July, a report from a Facebook follower got to our very comrade Israel Joe on how a woman in Otor-Udu tied up her son on an electric poll, beat him up with iron and cutlass and rub the child with pepper all over all the injury she inflicted on him.
“The Comrade immediately called the Ovwian/Aladja DPO CSP Shaba who then detailed a truck of Policemen along with few comrades, got the woman named Naomi Esther Batubum arrested and the child was rescued.
“The culprit is now detained at the police station while the child has been taken to the hospital. Thanks to all social media followers who kept drawing our attention to such issues.”
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