A seven year old girl has been rescued from her abusive father by officials of the government of Oyo State.
According to the state government, the young girl has been a victim of physical abuse, torture and assault from her father.
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The state commissioner for Women Affairs and social inclusion, Alhaja Farosat Sanmi issued a statement on Saturday condemning the treatment dished out to the young girl by her father.
She stated that the father has been arrested after a report was issued to the Rapid Response Squad on Sexual, Gender Based Violence and Child Abuse attached to the Ministry.
“We received a report of the incident through a social media handle of someone living in that community on our Rapid Response Rescue Team media platform,” the commissioner said.
The report said that the father of the young girl, who resides in Bodija, Ibadan, allegedly abused and inflicted injuries on his seven years old daughter who as a result, has scars and bruises all over her body.
It was also reported that the father, who works as a security man with an undisclosed outfit, constantly tortured the child for reasons yet to be explained.
“We also learnt that the mother of the child has travelled to their village in Akwa Ibom to give birth to another child and left the seven-year-old with her father who subjected the girl to abuse.
“He instructed the poor girl to always tell anyone who asked about the marks and bruises on her body that she fell, as a cover up story to his evil act.
She stated further that the young girl had been taken to Hospital while her mother is being searched for.
“The child has been taken to Oni and Sons Children Hospital at Ring Road, Ibadan, for medical examination and treatment, while the ministry has also made adequate provision for alternative care and support for the child.
“We are also on contact tracing of the wife to get details about the family.”
She condemned child abuse in whatever form saying it was against the will of God and humanity.
She said such practice was has a negative impact on the development of children.