A commercial tricyclist has been arrested for allegedly beating his 8-year-old daughter to a coma in Ifite, Awka South local government area of Anambra state.
According to The Nation, the suspect, Chinedu Adim from Lokpa in Abia state, a father of two kids and reportedly abandoned by his wife, was said to have used hard substances to beat the daughter.
Chinedu said: “I was formerly a member of Anambra Vigilante Group (AVG) before I started driving Keke. We married twelve years ago with 2 kids, a girl and a boy, 8 and 6 years old.
“My wife left me 8 years ago after my shop got burnt. My kids were suffering in the village and I had to pick them up five years ago.
He further stated: “My daughter woke up one morning and I observed Injuries all over her body while I was bathing her. I asked her and she said she woke up to see lines on her body. I took her to the hospital where she was treated.
“The second time, she said she fell on the tiles and sustained injuries on the head. Some things she does appear strange to me. Sometimes I wake up at midnight and won’t see her. I said this is not ordinary and took her to church for deliverance.
“The third time I came back to drop food for her, I was told she was rushed to the hospital. She was in a coma throughout yesterday.”
