No fewer than 28 days after Kaduna House of Horror tale, another centre has been exposed during a raid carried out by the police which led to the rescue of 108 inmates of the facility in Gaa Odota, Ilorin, capital of Kwara state.
It was gathered that the owner of the facility identified as Abdulraheem Owotutu reportedly said, “the centre is a place where Islam and Arabic is taught as well as a healing centre for mentally-ill people, drug addicts and stubborn children.
While reacting to the development, the State Commissioner of Police, Kayode Egbetokun countered the claims of the facility owner and stated that they received intelligence and surveyed the place for some days before carrying out the raid.
“The Illegal rehabilitation center was discovered through intelligence gathering and we busted the place today where we discovered some underground homes where the people are kept.
“I have spoken to some of them who claimed their parents took them there and investigation is ongoing to know if what people said about the place is true and the claims by the victims,” he said.
While speaking to reporters, some of the rescued inmates identified as Collins Temitope Owonifaari and Warith Hussein revealed how they were tortured at the facility within four months and 20 days they have spent.
Our parents paid N100,000 for the commencement of our treatment and also sent in N15,000 monthly for our upkeep, they disclosed.
One of the female inmates revealed that they were raped by one of the owner’s brothers and his sons
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