The backside of an eight-year-old boy has been burnt and scarred with iron by his aunt because he ate the N50 groundnut she left in the house.
The incident, was reported to have happened at Anantigha, Calabar South on Sunday, when the victim’s aunty returned from Sunday service to discover that the boy had eaten the N50 groundnut.
she was said to have plugged an electric iron and used it to burn his back and buttocks and then starved him, after questioning the boy.
It was also discovered that it was not the first time she was doing such to the boy since he started living with her about three years ago, as old scars were still visible on his burnt fingers.
After she was reported to a human rights organisation, Principal Counsel, Basic Rights Initiative, James Ibor Esq., said they received a call from Girl Power Initiative, GPI, about a lady who had been assaulting her nephew with hot iron, burning stove and other hot objects.
According to Ibor, Basic Rights Initiative has written to the Police and the state Ministry of Humanities and Social Welfare to enable them take good care of the boy in their own shelter home, because they can’t cannot allow the child to go back to the aunty again.
Also, he explained that the organisation has contacted the boy’s father to talk to him concerning the developments.
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