Mr. Seun Odebunmi, 36,
father of Damilare and Michael, and his wife, Adepeju Odebunmi ,also the step-mum
of the two, have been arrested by the police for abusing their children.
According to the Seun, “Damilare and Michael
are the children I had from my first wife; their mother abandoned them when
they were four years and two years old, respectively.
“I am a company driver before I had this accident that affected my
legs. I have undergone two surgeries. While I was still driving, I leave home
very early and come back late. Each time I return from work, I get complaints
about the two of them.
“My wife and I went out; when we came back we found out that Damilare has taken my drugs. I was the one that beat him up. But I wanted to take him to the hospital before people in the community called the police, who came to his rescue.
“My wife and I went out; when we came back we found out that Damilare has taken my drugs. I was the one that beat him up. But I wanted to take him to the hospital before people in the community called the police, who came to his rescue.
“We did not mean to
cause the children any harm,” he said. “All we did was discipline them for
stealing,” he added.
“We have not registered both of them in school because we are still searching for a better school for them.”
Wife’s story
“I am their step-mother. My husband disciplined Damilare because he steals food in the house. He is fond of going into the kitchen to steal food, including soup from the pot.
“When I returned from an outing with my husband, I met Damilare swallowing his daddy’s drug. The daddy got angry and beat him up, then sent him out of the house. He wanted to take his shower before taking Dami to the hospital.
“The neighbours invited the police, who arrested us. I always report to their father when they misbehave. Most times, I discipline them myself. I use the same cane on them and my biological children and give them food three times daily.
“The scars on their body are from rough play.”
Her (Adepeju Odebunmi) daughter’s version:
“We have not registered both of them in school because we are still searching for a better school for them.”
Wife’s story
“I am their step-mother. My husband disciplined Damilare because he steals food in the house. He is fond of going into the kitchen to steal food, including soup from the pot.
“When I returned from an outing with my husband, I met Damilare swallowing his daddy’s drug. The daddy got angry and beat him up, then sent him out of the house. He wanted to take his shower before taking Dami to the hospital.
“The neighbours invited the police, who arrested us. I always report to their father when they misbehave. Most times, I discipline them myself. I use the same cane on them and my biological children and give them food three times daily.
“The scars on their body are from rough play.”
Her (Adepeju Odebunmi) daughter’s version:
Her daughter said:
“Mummy usually beats Damilare with horsewhip and plank.
“She always beat them up and if I share my food with them, she will quarrel with me, but she will not beat me.”
It would be recalled that the couple was arrested after residents in the community raised alarm on the abuse suffered by the children when eight years old Damilare Odebunmi was found lying in the sun with blood dripping out of injuries on his back, after an alleged beating by their step-mother for taking Vitamin C.
A relative’s tears:
Seun’s relative (names withheld) said: “We do not know how he got involved with the second wife, or why he chose to treat his own blood with so much disdain.
“Would you believe Seun married the second wife without the knowledge of any member of his family? As if that was not enough, he relocated to another area in Ikorodu to cut off links with his family and relatives.
“It was when this trouble started we discovered that he lives here in Ikorodu, married a woman who has grown up children from her previous marriage.”
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, said the children had been discharged from Ikorodu General Hospital and the case charged to court.
“She always beat them up and if I share my food with them, she will quarrel with me, but she will not beat me.”
It would be recalled that the couple was arrested after residents in the community raised alarm on the abuse suffered by the children when eight years old Damilare Odebunmi was found lying in the sun with blood dripping out of injuries on his back, after an alleged beating by their step-mother for taking Vitamin C.
A relative’s tears:
Seun’s relative (names withheld) said: “We do not know how he got involved with the second wife, or why he chose to treat his own blood with so much disdain.
“Would you believe Seun married the second wife without the knowledge of any member of his family? As if that was not enough, he relocated to another area in Ikorodu to cut off links with his family and relatives.
“It was when this trouble started we discovered that he lives here in Ikorodu, married a woman who has grown up children from her previous marriage.”
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, said the children had been discharged from Ikorodu General Hospital and the case charged to court.
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