Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a man
Kunle Ogunnusi for inflicting serious injuries on his four year old son in the name of corrective measures.
According to a statement by police spokesperson, DSP Sunday Abutu, the suspect was arrested following a credible tip-off by residents of his community at Rose Bud Area, Oke-Ila, Ado-Ekiti,
During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the crime and said that his action was out of provocation over his son’s misbehavior.
Further investigation revealed that the suspect is always in the habit of abusing his child by beating him with dangerous objects and inflicting injuries on him at any slight provocation.
Abutu affirmed that Commissioner of Police, CP Akinwale kunle Adeniran, mni, while noting that the suspect will be arraigned accordingly, implores residents to promptly report to the Police any form of abuse especially on children and other criminal activities observed within their environs for immediate attention.