Father In Prison For Burning Baby’s Skin With Lighted Cigarette

A 32 -year- old mini bus driver, Mayowa Adekunle,  has been ordered to be remanded in the Correctional Centre , Ilesa  for deliberately burning his own child skin with  lighted cigarette.

The accused person was arraigned before the Chief  Magistrate, Modupe Awodele, on Tuesday by the police following his arrest. 

Cigarette burns can be seen all over the body of the baby. 

The police  prosecutor, Abiodun Fagboyinbo, told the court that the accused person, ” Adeyemo Mayowa Adekunle ‘m’ on the 24th day of May, 2020 at about 1:30pm at Okinni Area, Osogbo in the Osogbo Magisterial District did assault one Kukute M. age one year and six months by beating him with stick and lighted cigarette  to the extent that he has burns all over his body and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 355 of the Criminal Code Cap 34, Vol. II. Laws of Osun State Nigeria 2002.

“That you Adeyemo Mayowa Adekunle ‘m’ on same day, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District did exploit a child and prejudicial to the welfare of the child and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 33(1)(2) of the Child Rights Law of Osun State Nigeria 2003.”

The accused person who pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him however  said he was under a spell.

He told the court that spiritualists from whom  he sought help told him that his mother cast the spell on him.

Adekunle said he married five wives including a pastor’s daughter just to ensure his deliverance from the spell but there was no  change in his behaviour. 

Having listened to his plea, the  magistrate ordered that he should be remanded in the Correctional  Centre, Ilesa  and adjourned the case to July 14.