A 43-year-old man called Silas Ossai is currently on the run after reportedly severely beating his son. 

The event occurred last Wednesday, when Ossai learned his son had dined at a neighbour’s house.

Infuriated by the development, he shut his kid inside and brutally flogged him, instructing him not to make a sound.

An eyewitness, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said, “After inflicting multiple injuries on the boy and beating him to a state of stupor, he locked him indoors for three days, preventing him from going to school.

“It was only on the third day that another neighbour discovered the boy’s injuries and immediately contacted one of Mr. Ossai’s friends, who then took the child to a local chemist for treatment.”

It should be noted that Mr. Ossai has been separated from the boy’s mother for some years, and the obligation to care for the child has passed to the grandparents, who brought him to Mr. Ossai only two years ago.

“The mother, upon learning of the incident, rushed to find her son. However, the boy’s father, in a fit of rage, threatened to harm her if she ever approached the child, prompting her to seek assistance from the police,” explained the neighbour.

While the police have yet to officially confirm the incident, a security source stated that the child has been brought to Central Hospital for treatment.

“The injuries, particularly those on his back and buttocks, were severe. He is currently receiving medical attention, but we have been unsuccessful in apprehending the father. We have conducted three visits to his residence thus far,” a source, who requested anonymity, said.