Adamo Yunusa, a mother, and her son, Saeed Yunusa, have been arrested for alleged assault on a minor at Ile Oniponmo, Ayelabowo in Oko-olowo Area, Ilorin, Kwara State.
The suspect claimed that the victim, Sukura Suleiman, a 12-year-old girl, was beaten because she stole N2,000.
In a statement issued in Ilorin on Tuesday, Ayeni Olasunkanmi, spokesman for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Kwara State Command, stated that the arrest was made by the command’s Gender Unit.
The Kwara State commandant of NSCDC, Muhammed Tukur Ibrahim, urged citizens to be vigilant and report any criminal act or security threat in their communities.
He further assured the state of the command’s readiness to respond to any security threat.
The two suspects shall be taken to the court to face the law, the NSCDC spokesman added.