Hope has been given to an abused and abandoned two-year-old boy in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria.
The boy- Zino- said to be allegedly maltreated and starved by his father and step mother is currently on mission in hospital in Warri.
Kwin Oge, Facebook user brought the child’s plight to social media and shared photos of the child on her page.
Oge wrote ‘’This is Zino. A 2 year old child whom the biological mother dropped with his biological father and step mother at No 113 Okumagba Avenue, Ojabugbe junction off Deco Road, Warri, Delta State.
‘’Since then the father and step mother has been giving this child all sorts of maltreatment and starvation.
‘’Please I call on the Delta state government and all human right activists to come to the aid of this child as the father and step mother has refused neighbours from feeding the boy even when they have refused to give him food.
‘’They lock him up in dark room and beat him up when he receives help from neighbours. Neighbours now are afraid to help so they don’t end up killing him.
‘’Please come to the aid of this child.’’
On reading the pathetic story, Harrison Gwamnishu, human rights activist, swiftly responded by rescuing the malnourished child.
On his Facebook page, he wrote that the boy had been taken to the hospital while the father has been arrested.
His update: ”2-YEAR OLD #SaveZINO RESCUED IN WARRI.
You called and we responded swiftly despite health challenges.
‘’He’s malnourished and currently on admission. Father arrested and detained at B Division Warri.
‘’Abuse and neglect hit kids hard and abused children are in no shape to defend their rights.
‘’Behind Bars and other passionate Nigerians are always here to stand in the gap and represent their interest,” he wrote.
