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See How A Man Brutally Tortured His 5-Year-Old Daughter

See How A Man Brutally Tortured His 5-Year-Old Daughter

An evil father named Sukurat Idowu, who separated from his wife in 2013, has been arrested by the Lagos state police for allegedly brutalizing his 5-year-old daughter identified as Monsurat, at their home in Ikotun, Lagos state.

According to Punch, the father, who works as a road side mechanic assaulted the little girl by beating her and burning her with hot iron on the face and private part and leaving serious body injury on her.

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Speaking of what caused the assault, it was learnt that the girl who lived with her father was asked by her father to dispose faeces in a potty into the latrine, but she poured it on the floor, this enraged Idowu who got a hot iron and allegedly battered the girl’s body.

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Idowu was arrested after a concerned neighbor who witnessed the assault reported the case at Ikotun police station.

The neighbor identified as Basirat, then narrated to the police. According to her:

“The mechanic had a quarrel with his wife and divorced her in 2013 when the girl was just two years old. On that Monday, he asked her to go and dispose of her faeces in a potty in a latrine at the backyard of the house. But the area was slippery and the girl fell, splashing the faeces on the floor.

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“The father became angry and got a hot iron. He began to beat her with the hot surface of the iron until the girl’s face became swollen. We tried to caution him, but he would not listen. That was how the matter got to the police.”

Speaking to a correspondent the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) coordinator, Lola Vivour-Adeniyi, said:

“The victim is presently receiving treatment in a hospital due to the severe burns. The police have assured that the suspect will be prosecuted. When the victim completes medical treatment, she will be taken into protective custody.”

Photo credit: Punch

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