One Fatimah Odeale has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly inflicting razor blade wounds on a 10-year-old boy, Olasunkanmi Oluwadamilare, for stealing N600.
This was disclosed by CSP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s Spokesperson, in a statement in Abeokuta on Monday.
According to Odutola, a delegation from the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Obada Oko, Abeokuta, led by the Coordinator, Moses Olagbegi, reported the incident on Monday.
She said, “When questioned, the boy revealed that his guardian, Odeale from the Housing area of Obada Oko had caused his injuries.
“She was arrested and admitted to using a razor blade to inflict the wounds as punishment for stealing N600 to buy ice cream for his friends,” Odutola said.
The police spokesperson said that the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, had ordered an immediate investigation into the case, describing it as child abuse.
