he operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Akwa Ibom State Command, have rescued a 12-year-old girl, Bright Sunday, who was allegedly locked up in a dilapidated building by her father.
The State Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Eluyemi Eluwade, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Uyo, the state capital, on Saturday.
He said the victim was locked up by her father, Ndifreke Sunday, in connivance with her stepmother, Mrs Victory Sunday – 28 years old, both from Ikot Ukporo Idoro Village in Ibiono Ibom local government area of the state.
He said that the victim’s rescue and subsequent arrest of the suspects followed a complaint from the State Ministry of Justice about the suspects torturing the victim.
Eluwade added that the suspects were arrested for child deprivation and abuse in line with Section 10 of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law 2020.
“The suspects admitted to locking up the child because she confessed to in being a witch and responsible for his afflictions,” Eluwade said.
