The police in Ogun State
said they have commenced a manhunt for Francis Taiwo, a pastor of the Key of
Joy Celestial Church, Ajibawo, Atan-Ota town of the state.
Mr. Taiwo, along with
other church members, is accused of chaining his 9-year-old son for weeks.
The Ogun Police
spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed this to PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday
said the boy’s health is improving.
He said the boy will be handed over to
Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare during the week for further
rehabilitation.
The police working with
the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, had on Friday rescued the
victim, Korede Taiwo, from an apartment in the church where he was chained.
The authorities said they
acted on a tip-off. Mr. Adejobi said the boy’s stepmother, Kehinde Taiwo, was
already in custody while the police was yet to get details of his biological
mother.
“The boy is better now,
he can stand,” the spokesperson told PREMIUM TIMES.
“The father is on the
run. No information about him yet but we have started intensive manhunt on him.
He can only run for
awhile and he can’t hide.”
While the police search
for the fugitive father, the Assistant Inspector General of Police for the
zone, Abdulmajid Ali, warned residents that authorities would deal with anyone
found maltreating children.
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