By Ayodele Oni
Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) has arrested two islamic clerics, following allegations of brutalisation of two minors in Owo town.
The suspects are Adebodun Muideen, age 30 of Al-balaagul-mubeen Arabic & Islamic centre and Oladejo Musiliu, age 35 of Abdullah Arabic & Islamic centre, Owo.
Daniel Aidamenbor, Public Relations Officer, NSCDC Ondo State Command, in a statement on Thursday, stated that “On Wednesday, 28 January, 2026, acted on a report by a child rights advocacy group, Kids and Teen Resource centre, on the assault and child abuse, which was reported to the centre by the class teacher of the victims, who noticed multiple injuries on the bodies of the children.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the children, whose parents are in Osun state, gave them to the Alfas to learn the Quran and other islamic practises while still attending conventional schools.
“One of the victims brought home a Vivo Android phone of which he could not explain convincingly how he got it.
“During their findings, the other boy was implicated in the act. In order to reprimand them, a heated cutlass was used on their back and buttocks thereby inflicting a deep wound on them.
“The act is a total violation of the Child Right Act and the Ondo state Child Protection Law.
“The clerics who have since made confessional statements would be formally charged and prosecuted for offences bordering on assault and child abuse.”
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