Boy, 12, Beaten, Forced To Eat Faeces

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

A 12-year old boy, Seyi, has been dehumanized and physically abused in Lagos after he was beaten up, stabbed, forced to eat his faeces and given a sachet of pure water to digest it in Lagos

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Aguda area of Surulere, Lagos, where they reside.

It was gathered that the boy was found defecating by a corner outside their toilet and the people who reportedly caught him subjected him to such inhuman treatment.
The suspects behind the dastardly act, Joseph Uyanna and Edwin Izuchukwu, have been arrested, charged before Court and remanded in prison custody over the act.
This followed after the perpetrators, Joseph and Edwin, made a confessional statement to the Police that they both beat Seyi (the survivor) with canes and forced him to eat his own faeces.
Thereafter, they gave Seyi a sachet of pure water to drink and digest. They still went ahead and invited a notorious hoodlum a.k.a LASS (still at large), who stabbed the little boy on his shoulder and the two sides of his tummy injuring him in the process.
The matter was reported to the Gender Section of the Command in Ikeja and the Officer in Charge of the unit, Supol Monisola, ordered for their arrest for prosecution over the alleged wicked act.
They were charged before the Ogba Magistrates Court for conspiracy to commit the alleged offence. They reportedly pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, Supol Peter Nwaogwugwu, asked the Court to fix a date for hearing to enable the Police to prove that the suspects actually committed the offence.
The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. Y.O. Aje-Afunwa granted them bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.
They were remanded in prison custody pending when they will perfect their bail conditions.
The matter was adjourned till 14th January, 2019.