Anastasia Okechukwu ReportingÂ
The Domestic and Sexual violence Agency (DSVA), Lagos State chapter, has arrested a man, simply identified as Shakirullah, for physically assaulting his 11-years-old son over his inability to recite the Holy Quran.
The agency spokeperson, Mrs Joke Ladenegan-Oginni who disclosed this on Saturday in Lagos, said that the man had been detained at Meiran Division of the Nigeria Police Force.
She also said that the DSVA had learnt about the child’s repeated assaults from a concerned citizen and urged the public to report any incidents of abuse, assault, and sexual violence against people to the organization in order for justice to be served.
“The agency received a report from a journalist of an 11-year-old male who was physically assaulted by his father.
“The DSVA gathered that the father meted the assault because the boy had not been able to recite the Holy Quran.
“Following repeated assaults, the boy has haematuria (blood in urine), two episodes of loss of consciousness, bleeding from the ears and nostrils,’’ she stated.
Ladenegan-Oginni added that the Lagos State Ministry of Health and the state’s Primary Health Care Board were assisting with the child’s medical care.