'I don’t want to return to my father’s house' - Korede, boy chained by his father says
Ogun State Government has confirmed the adoption of a nine-year-old minor, Master Korede Taiwo, who was chained for weeks by his father for stealing in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government area. The boy, who was rescued by the Nigeria Civil Defence Corp and the Police, has since been admitted into the Federal Medical Centre in Abeokuta. Speaking during a visit to the boy at the hospital, the governor’s wife, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun, expressed satisfaction over the health of the child whom was recuperating. She noted that the state would take up the responsibility and educate the child by sponsoring his education. “I am happy to see him active and responding to treatment and with the way things are, he would soon be discharged from the hospital. The state government has taken full responsibility and would ensure his safety and his education,” she said. Amosun’s wife condemned the maltreatment meted out to the boy by his father and urged parents to take good care of their chi...