---arrests
petty trader who abandoned ‘witch’son in neighboring state
A
petty trader, Mr. Edoho Ben Edoho on Saturday 24th August
2013 was arrested by men of Eket Divisional Police Command for child abuse and
trafficking. Mr. Edoho who hailed from Akpautong in Esit Eket Local Government
of Akwa Ibom state was arrested at his shop in Ikot Odiong, Eket for
maltreating and abandoning his six year-old son Daniel Sunday after Humanist
Association for Peace and Social Tolerance Advancement (HAPSTA) and its
partner, Child Rights and Rehabilitation Network (CRARN)reported him to the
police.
According
to investigation, Mr. Edoho and his new wife accused the boy, Daniel, of being
responsible for their misfortune through his witchcraft; so, Edoho transported
Daniel to Port Harcourt back in July and abandoned him there. However, on 1st
August, a good Samaritan, Mr. George Obot found the boy in Ahaoda Rivers state
and took him to HAPSTA Children Transit Centre in Eket where the boy was
accommodated.
Commenting
on the arrest, HAPSTA Project Manager, Mr. Ayobami Ojedokun said due to their
experience in the state since 2008, members of the organisation are not
surprised by the tactics being employed by child abusers and that they will not
relax their efforts in prosecuting them. He added that the
organisation since 2008 has been caring and fighting for the rights of children
maltreated and stigmatised for witchcraft accusation in Akwa Ibom state.
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