A yet to be identified man has allegedly flogged his daughter to death in Akure, Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria.
The girl, which reports say was less than 10 years old died on August 21 before she was brought to the hospital.
Twitter user @YemieFASH shared the shocking story online and said that a woman took the girl’s corpse to the state hospital in Akure, but fled with it immediately the girl was certified dead.
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Both the father of the girl and the woman who brought the child to the hospital are yet to be identified.
“I was just called that this child was allegedly beaten to death by the father. Unfortunately the corpse was taken away immediately from state hospital Akure children emergency room, I am going there now to make further enquires. This is so disheartening,” he tweeted along with the photos of the girl.