A 55-year-old man chained by his father for 30 years at Rogo LGA in Kano state has been rescued by the police and a human rights organization on Thursday, August 20.
The victim, Murtala Muhammad, a resident of Kofar Fada in Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State, was said to have been chained up allegedly over his mental illness.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the rescue but added that information was sketchy, as at the time of filing this report.
A picture of the man going viral on social media showed that one of his feet was bound to a heavy log in a room.
The man was rescued with the help of Human Rights Network who alerted the security operatives about his plight.
On his part, Comrade AA Haruna Ayagi, Executive Director of Human Rights Network, said Muhammad was 25 years old when he was locked up in the house.
The rescue of this man bring to three the number of rescued persons that had been locked up for years in the past one week in the state.
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Last Thursday, one Ahmed Aminu, 32-year-old, confined by his father, Aminu Farawa, in a garage for seven years was rescued by the police.
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Similarly on Sunday, a 40-year-old, Ibrahim Lawan, held in captivity for 15 years was also rescued by the police in the state.
See more photos and video from the scene of incident below;
