A middle-aged man, identified as Papa Ogada, has dumped his
14-year-old son in a well, accusing him of being behind his inability to make
progress in life.
Vanguard gathered that Ogada, a coffin maker, who hails from
Oberete village in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, had been
complaining that his son was a wizard, who had caused him serial misfortunes
since reuniting with him, after leaving his mother’s place.
A source said: “The truth is that the man has been separated
from the boy’s mother. Since the boy came back from his mother’s place where he
lived, the man has been accusing him of being a wizard.
“He once told us that he had consulted many spiritualists,
who told him that his son is a wizard and is behind the problems he has had in
his business. We are not surprised that he went this far.”
It was learned that Ogada contacted one of his friends, who
helped him tie up the boy with his school uniform, books and other property and
drove off at about 9p.m. to neighbouring Abiaka village, where they dumped him
in an abandoned well.
Rescue
According to a resident of Abiaka village, who was part of
rescue efforts, “some of us had already retired for the day when we started
hearing shouts and cries coming from the location of the abandoned well, but we
thought people were fighting.
“As the shouts increased, we summoned courage and got to the
area and discovered that it was coming from the abandoned well. We got a rope
and bucket, threw them inside and the boy managed to cling to and was pulled
out.
“He was already weak with injuries. We thank God the well
had been out of use; he might not have survived.”
At press time, the boy was said to be receiving medical
attention at an undisclosed hospital, while his father’s whereabouts is
unknown.
When contacted, Police Public Relations Officer, Abia State
Command, DSP Ezekiel Onyeke, said the incident was not reported to the Police.
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