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After being locked up for five years in an abandoned house at the Alfa Fire area, Ikirun in Ifelodun Local Government Area, the Osun State government in collaboration with the police have rescued 20-year-old girl identified as Opeyemi Olatoke.
It was gathered that the father, Mr Samson Olatoke, and his son locked up the victim since 2016.
A statement signed by the Commissioner for Women, Children and Social Affairs, Barr. Olubukola Olaboopo, made available to newsmen on Monday, revealed that the matter was reported to her office by an NGO; Value Female Network.
“The ministry and the police swung into action, we went to the house where the 20-year-old girl was locked up by her father. The father disclosed that he locked up the girl because she was physically challenged. The victim’s mother informed us that Opeyemi’s health started to deteriorate when she shouted from her sleep at age four and since then she was lame.”