Kaduna
State government has said it will no longer tolerate sweeping of child
abuse or any form of assault on children by offenders under the carpet.
The
state commissioner for women affairs, Hajia Hafsat Baba, stated this
following report of a man in Zaria, Mallam Shehu, who was released from
police custody after molesting his three year-old daughter, Maimunatu.
Meanwhile,
the non-governmental organisation, Arridah Relief Foundation, which
exposed the ugly incident, reported that little Maimuna, currently
hospitalised has suffered series of fractures, dislocation and broken
limbs, due to severe beatings and maltreatment she received from her
biological father.
According
to the founder, Hajia Rabi Salisu, she said: “Mallam shehu was taken to
police station, but few days later, he was released, and all this
happened just nine months after the death of the girl’s mother.
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