The Imo State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Lucky Adim over the alleged brutal assault of his 10 year old daughter, Confidence Adim, in Owerri.
The arrest followed a petition by the Stand for Humanity Foundation after the child and her two younger siblings were brought to the organisation by concerned Nigerians.
According to the president of the foundation, Chidiebube Okeoma, the 10-year-old girl sustained multiple injuries after she was allegedly assaulted with an electric cable by her father.
Okeoma said the organisation petitioned the Owerri Urban Divisional Police Headquarters, requesting an investigation into the alleged abuse, the arrest of the suspect and his prosecution.
He disclosed that the police subsequently arrested Adim, who allegedly admitted to assaulting his daughter.
“The man used cable wire to brutalise his 10 year old daughter. He has owned up to the crime,” Okeoma said.
The victim was reportedly taken to the Police Hospital in Owerri for medical treatment, while her two younger siblings were taken to an orphanage in the city for temporary care.
The human rights organisation has called for the suspect to be prosecuted, stressing that child abuse should not be treated as a private family matter.
Okeoma said the foundation would pursue the matter through the appropriate legal channels and called for legal action against the suspect to serve as a deterrent to other parents who abuse their children.
The allegations against the suspect remain subject to due process and judicial determination.
By Enitan Mudashiru | MUK TV News
