A Nigerian court has remanded a cleric, Ajibaye Elikana, 49, and his wife, Elizabeth, in prison custody for allegedly pouring hot charcoal on their child.
The Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osogbo took the decision Tuesday after hearing the Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Elisha Olusegun, recount how the couple conspired and caused bodily harm to their 12-year old son on 2 January at Okinni area of the town, capital of the state of Osun.
Olusegun said the cleric and his wife tied the hands and legs of their son with a rope and bathed him with hot charcoal.
According to Olusegun, the poor child was abandoned on the street where he was picked up by a good Samaritan for treatment and taken to the Central Juvenile Welfare Centre.
He said the offence committed contravened Sections 516, 335 and 351 of the Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol. 11 Laws of Osun, 2003.
The accused persons, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge and their counsel, Mr O.O. Alabi, applied for their bail.
But Chief Magistrate Adebayo Lasisi ordered the remand of the couple in prison custody and adjourned the case to 21 January for bail consideration.
Lasisi also ordered that the victim be brought to court on the next adjourned date to ascertain his condition.
Common sense is indeed not common.
Posted: at 16-01-2013 10:34 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
See the irony of life, ppl dat are in dire need of children and dont mind doing anything to have at least one are all over the place oo and some of those that have are maltreating their own. God have mercy
Posted: at 16-01-2013 10:57 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
steveoneal at 16-01-2013 12:53 PM (12 years ago) (m)
Dna test needs to be carried out on the couple (vaterschaft) to know if those two beast are his real parents,,i thought the era of slavery is gone,,,, alas, still existing big time in africa,,
Posted: at 16-01-2013 12:53 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
ni postor news come dey rain na? paster,pastor,pastor wife every corner.poster abi all this moslem alhaji don pay you to begin spoil pastors name so the christians go convert to moslem??E no go work for una
Posted: at 16-01-2013 01:17 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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