A man, Akanbi Lawal, who chained his 35-year-old son and locked him up in the room for two months, has blamed the son’s ‘disgraceful and shameful acts’ for his action. The victim, Yusuf Lawal, was over the weekend rescued in a room at 4, Ifekoya Street, Papa Ashafa, Agege, after one of his friends, Tayo Olukoju, reported the incident to the police. Yusuf ’s two hands have started to decay, prompting the police to rush him to the Oke-Odo General Hospital, where he is receiving treatment.
Olukoju had thought that his friend was dead but policemen, who arrived at the scene, discovered that he was still alive. The policemen unchained him and rushed him to the hospital with his two hands swollen and decaying. In his statement to the police, Lawal admitted to have tied Yusuf.
He tried to justify his action when he described the victim as “shameful and disgraceful.” Although he did not explain the ‘shameful’ act, a source said Yusuf had mental illness. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Dolapo Badmos, said Lawal was in police custody. She also said that the man would be arraigned in court as soon as investigations were concluded.
