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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested Mrs Fatimah Odeale, who inflicted razor blade wounds on a 10-year-old boy, Olasunkanmi Oluwadamilare, for allegedly stealing N600.
CSP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s Spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Monday.
Odutola explained that a delegation from the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Obada Oko, Abeokuta, led by the Coordinator, Moses Olagbegi, reported the incident on Monday.
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She explained that the delegation brought the case to the station with Oluwadamilare, a student of Dunamis private school, Araromi area of Obada Oko, who had serious cuts on his hand.
“When questioned, the boy revealed that his guardian, Odeale from the Housing area of Obada Oko had caused his injuries.
“She was arrested and admitted to using razor blade to inflict the wounds as punishment for stealing N600 to buy ice cream for his friends,” Odutola said.
The police spokesperson said that the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, had ordered an immediate investigation into the case, describing it as child abuse.
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