According to source, 8 years old Chukwuma Okafor is presently on admission at the Kubwa
General Hospital after his father brutally beat him, left cane marks on
his body and a fractured hand and leg.
According to Facebook user, IG Wala who shared the photos, after beating
him, Ebuka's father took him to school and dumped him there. Worried by
his state, his teachers contacted a Nun who rushed him to the General
Hospital in Kubuwa, Abuja. After undergoing series of X-ray, the result
revealed he has fracture on his leg and hand as a result of beating with
a strong object which the boy confirmed to be a pestle.
Incidentally,
Hassan Maina Kaina, a reporter with VOA Hausa was in the hospital to
check on his friend. He saw the boy's condition and encouraged that the
matter should be reported to the Police.
The school reported the
matter to the Police in Kubuwa and Mr. Okafor (his father) has been
arrested for child abuse. The school teachers confirmed that on several
occasions, they made effort to intervene on the boy's situation but the
father proved stubborn and even threatened them. The scars on the boy's
head & back shows how long he has been maltreated by his own father.
Ebuka's father claims he is a disciplinarian and that his arrest by the
police over the matter is an example of the kind of embarrassment his 8
year old son brings to his family. He is yet to state what his son did
to warrant such beating.
