Granddaughter: Couple Land In Police Custody Over Alleged Witchcraft
By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA
Over an alleged witchcraft, a couple have landed in police net for maltreating a seven year old girl who incidentally is the granddaughter of the man.
The couple, a 57 year old Joseph Akporugo and his wife, Janet were arrested by men of Ogun State police command according to a statement by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, Police Public Relations Officer, and made available to Daily Dispatch on Wednesday.
Oyeyemi said: “The little girl who is having wounds all over her body walked into the house of a police constable living very closed to their house in Awa-Ijebu and reported to him about the maltreatment melted out to her by her grandfather and his wife who she has been living with since the death of her biological father.
“She narrated how the couple put rubber on fire and used it to burn her body on allegation that she is a witch and that she used her witchcraft to kill her biological father.
“The constable thereby brought her to Awa-Ijebu police station where the case was incidented. The DPO, CSP Adewalehinmi subsequently detailed detectives to the couple’s house and they were promptly arrested.
“On interrogation, the couples were unable to justify their devilish maltreatment of the innocent little girl.
“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of police, CP Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered a proper investigation of the case with the view to diligently prosecute the suspects.”
