Osun Govt Rescues 20-Year-Old Physically Challenged Lady Locked Up For 5 Years By Father (photos)

Osun State Government in collaboration with police force have rescued a 20-year-old physically challenge lady who was locked up in an abandoned house by her father for five years

The young lady identified as Opeyemi Olatoke is said to have been locked up in the abandoned family house located at Alfa Fire area, Oke-Iba-Obaagun road, in Ikirun, Ifelodun local government area of the state since 2016 and was only fed once in a while. 

Commissioner for Women, Children and Social Affairs, Barr. Olubukola Olaboopo, in a statement signed by her Media Assistant, Oyedele Kehinde, which was made available to newsmen on Monday, revealed that the matter was reported to her office by an NGO; Value Female Network.

The Commissioner said;

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.

As I speak now, the girl who is emaciated has been taken for medical attention which bills would be footed by the state government.

She added;

The founder of Value Female Network NGO, Dr Aderibigbe Costly, explained that an anonymous source disclosed the information to our organization that a man had locked up his physically challenged child in an abandoned family house for five years in Ikirun, adding that the father of the girl only feeds her once in a while.

Barr. Olaboopo urged parents to take good care of their children, noting that parents found maltreating their wards will be dealt with according to the Laws of the State.

The Commissioner stressed that the government of Governor Gboyega Oyetola is determined to protect the vulnerable and the less privileged.

On his part, the father of the girl identified as prophet Samson Olatoke, founder of C& S, Ileri Ayo parish Ikirun, disclosed that they decided to lock her up due to her health issue.

The victim’s mother also said that Opeyemi’s health started to deteriorate when she shouted from her sleep at age four and since then she was lame.

She expressed;

I did not give birth to Opeyemi with disability, it all started when she was 4years old, that day she shouted from her sleep and that was how she became lame.

Opeyemi’s father and brother have been arrested by the police, while proper investigation takes place. 

See some photos of the rescued lady below;