The suspect, according to a press released by Ogun Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, was arrested following a distress call received by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Owode Egbado Division, Superintendent of Police (SP) Olabisi Elebute from the concerned neighbour that they were hearing a sorrowful crying of a young boy at No. 12 Elegushi Street, Owode Yewa also in Ogun State.
The DPO quickly detailed the patrol team to the scene where the young boy was seen lying down helplessly with serious injury all over his body.
On enquiry. It was discovered that the suspect put a knife on fire, allowed it to hot very well and applied it to the buttock of the young boy thereby inflicting a second degree injury on the innocent boy.
On interrogation, the suspect alleged that the victim who is living with the family opened a tin of Milo tea belonging to the suspect's mother and leaked from it.
The victim was quickly rushed to Ore-Ofe Hospital by the police for medical attention while the suspect was also arrested and detained.
Meanwhile the commissioner of police CP Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to anti human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and possible prosecution.
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