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| Nigeria pastor arrested for chaining up son for 'stealing' | Nigeria pastor arrested for chaining up son for 'stealing' |
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| Nigerian police have arrested a church pastor, accused of keeping his nine-year-old son chained up for more than a month as a punishment for stealing. | Nigerian police have arrested a church pastor, accused of keeping his nine-year-old son chained up for more than a month as a punishment for stealing. |
| Police say they rescued the boy and arrested Pastor Francis Taiwo after a tip-off in the town of Ota in south-western Ogun State. | Police say they rescued the boy and arrested Pastor Francis Taiwo after a tip-off in the town of Ota in south-western Ogun State. |
| Local media are running a photo of the victim, an emaciated young boy in chains, with a padlock around his neck. | Local media are running a photo of the victim, an emaciated young boy in chains, with a padlock around his neck. |
| State police say that it is one of the worst child abuse cases they have seen. | State police say that it is one of the worst child abuse cases they have seen. |
| They say the boy's father admitted keeping him in chains, believing he was "possessed" because of his habit of stealing. | |
| Africa Live: More on this and other news stories | Africa Live: More on this and other news stories |
| A police statement said that the boy had been held captive "with the help of members" of the local church where the pastor worked. | A police statement said that the boy had been held captive "with the help of members" of the local church where the pastor worked. |
| The case is now being handed over to Nigeria's national anti-trafficking agency (Naptip). | The case is now being handed over to Nigeria's national anti-trafficking agency (Naptip). |