Kogi Vows To Prosecute Suspects Who Allegedly Involved In Burying 11-Year-Old Boy Alive Over Stealing-Says Commissioner

By Babatunde Solanke

The Kogi State Government has vowed to prosecute all the suspects involved in burying one Friday Oshodi, an 11-year-old boy, alive.

Recall that one Goodness Oshodi allegedly buried his younger brother Friday Oshodi alive for stealing money.

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

The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Fatima Kabir Buba, made the vow during an interview with an online news medium on Thursday. The commissioner also disclosed  the ministry is also making all the necessary arrangements to put the victim in an orphanage home.

According to her, information reaching the ministry indicates 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.

The commissioner also explained that the government under Governor Yahaya Bello remains committed to 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 victim Friday Oshodi is currently in our custody while the prime suspect Goodness Oshodi is in Police net. This is wickedness in the highest order. How will somebody bury his fellow human alive?

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

Source: Daily Post