A man identified as Adeyemi Adekunle, has been arrested by the police in Lagos State for allegedly brutalising his eight-year-old son in the Dopemu area of the state.

According to Punch Metro, Adekunle, who was arrested by the Dopemu Police Division on Monday, allegedly fractured the boy’s two arms for missing from home for two days.

It was gathered that the boy, whose name was not disclosed by the police, had gone missing on Saturday from their apartment on Kolawole Street, Dopemu.

Adekunle was said to have gone to the police on Sunday to report a case of missing person. He was, however, seen on Monday wandering in the area, after which the father was informed.

It was gathered that Adekunle, who had reportedly divorced the victim’s mother and remarried, allegedly beat up his son, and broke his two arms.

A police source told Punch Metro that the police found four other siblings locked up in a room in Adekunle’s apartment after his arrest.

He said,

It was learnt that the case had been transferred to the gender unit of the state command in Ikeja for further investigation.

A resident of Kolawole Street said the victim had been taken to a hospital, where he was recuperating.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the arrest. She added that the suspect would be charged to court at the end of investigation.

She said,