Kogi Govt Vows to Prosecute Suspects Who Buried 11-year-old Brother Alive

Ibrahim Oyewale in Lokoja

Worried by the shocking inhuman treatment meted out on an 11-year-old boy (Friday Oshodi) by his parents, the Kogi State Government has vowed to prosecute all the suspects involved in burying the boy alive.

The state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Fatima Kabir Buba, disclosed this in a chat with journalists yesterday.

Buba said the ministry is also making all the necessary arrangements to put the victim in an orphanage home.

According to the commissioner, information that got to the ministry indicated that the boy is being maltreated by his stepmother and brother, adding that the government will ensure that justice is served on all the perpetrators of the evil act.

She reiterated that the government under Governor Yahaya Bello remains committed in protecting the boy and girl-child, warning that any guardian carrying out ill-human treatment on their wards will face the full wrath of the law.

The commissioner said: “The victim, Friday Oshodi, is currently in our custody while the prime suspect, Goodness Oshodi, is in the police net. This is wickedness in the highest order. How will somebody bury his fellow human alive?

“The woman who ordered for the punishment of this young boy is currently at large. I am assuring the public that she will be arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law.”

It was reported that Goodness Oshodi allegedly buried his younger brother, Friday Oshodi, alive as punishment for stealing money.

The incident, it was gathered, occurred at Silo community in Apamisede, Zango Daji, Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State.