A 12-year old boy who was identified as Onyedikachi Mbanozo,
has been beaten to death by his guardian, Mr Paul Obiefule in Omitola street,
Agege area of Lagos. Onyedikachi was reportedly brought from the village by Mr
and Mrs Paul Obiefule, last year, with a promise to send him to school. The
couple reportedly kept to their promise by enrolling him in Holy Trinity
Primary School, Agege,where he started from primary one.Information gathered
from residents revealed that Mbanozo was allegedly often beaten at the
slightest provocation by his guardians.
He was said to have told some residents that he would leave
for the village when he finished his primary school education. He never lived
to see his dream come true. Life was snuffed out of him on Tuesday, after one
of the routine batterings.
He was hungry and sought to eat at about 1pm. It was to be
his first meal of the day. His guardians allegedly pounced on him in the
process of which he slumped and died. The couple discovered that Mbanozo was
dead, they hid his corpse under the bed. Sensing danger that all was not well ,
curious neighbours were said to have asked after Mbanozo.
A resident who spoke on condition of anonymity told Saturday
Vanguard that: “At first , the woman told us that the boy fainted and was
rushed to the hospital. Later she said he had been discharged and was inside.
When we insisted on seeing him , they said he was sleeping. Some people
suspected all was not well with the boy when the the couple still insisted that
the boy was still sleeping the following day. It was when we insisted on seeing
the boy that she opened up, disclosing that Mbanozo was dead and that her
husband had gone to get a car that would take the corpse to the village. While
we were waiting for her husband to return, he called his wife on the phone and
told her to pack her things out of their apartment and leave with their three
children. We stopped her from packing and followed her to a beer parlour where
her husband was waiting for her and contacted the police.
Confirming the arrest, spokes person for the Lagos State
Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide said:“ At about 2.30pm on
Tuesday, the Divisional Police Officer in-charge of Pen- Cinema Division ,
while on patrol with his policemen, received an anonymous call that a man by name Paul Obiefule ‘m’ of
No.22, Omitola Street, Agege Lagos and his wife had beaten a boy living with
them named Onyedikachi Mbanozo ‘m’ aged 12years to death. On receipt of the
information police patrol vehicles moved to the scene and brought the suspects
and the deceased to the station for a detailed investigation. Case is currently
under investigation at Pen Cinema Division’
4 Comments
Child abuse
ReplyDeleteThey shuld head to jail witout wasting tym
ReplyDeletePple enjoying maltreatment other pple's kids..I dunno why
ReplyDeleteWickednes
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