A yet-to-be identified 32-year-old man who was locked up in a room by his father at Sheka neighbourhood in Kano for 15 years has been rescued by the police.
This is coming barely three days after one Aliyu, a resident of Farawa Babban Layi in Mariri Quarters of Kumbotso Local Government Area was rescued by the police after being held in isolation for seven years by his parents.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the victim was allegedly chained and caged for an undisclosed reason by his parents.
The victim reportedly lost his physical strength and was emaciated when he was rescued before he was immediately rushed to Nasarawa Hospital in Kano.
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In a related story, WITHIN NIGERIA reported that the police command in Kano state have released the photo of the man who locked up and starved his biological son, Ahmed Aminu, 30, for seven years in Kano State.
The spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, in a statement said Aminu who is a resident of Farawa Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government area of Kano State, locked up his son inside his car garage (solitary confinement) within his house for about seven (7) years without proper feeding and health care.