The magistrate family court in Ondo state has remanded two Islamic clerics, Oladejo Musiliu and Adebodun Muideen, for brutalising minors at Islamic centres in Owo town.

The two clerics were recently arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) following a report by the Kids and Teens Resource Centre, a child-rights group.

The injuries on the minor were discovered by a class teacher. who alerted the advocacy group.

The NSCDC said preliminary investigations showed that the children, whose parents reside in Osun state, were sent to Owo for Qur’anic studies alongside conventional schooling.

According to the security agency, the clerics allegedly used heated cutlass on the boys’ backs and buttocks, causing deep wounds.

THE CASE

In a statement released on Friday, Daniel Aidamenbor, NSCDC public relations officer (PRO) in Ondo, said the two Islamic clerics were arraigned on a three-count charge of inflicting serious bodily injury.

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He said they were charged under section 3(3)(a) of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law (VAPP), 2021.

The court remanded the clerics at the Olokuta Correctional Centre pending the fulfilment of their bail conditions.

The court ordered that the victims be taken into a government-approved children’s home, pending when their parents demonstrate capacity to properly cater for them.

The case was adjourned to April 9 for trial.
Ayodele Oluwafemi
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