Chibuike Miracle Oramalu, the seven-year-old boy who was
detained over alleged murder in Enugu, is said to have been released on Wednesday evening. Chibuike, a primary two pupil, has been detained since May 30, after accidentally firing a gun, which killed a 12-year-old boy, Oluebube Boniface.

The incident occurred on May 29, in the Independence
Layout area of Enugu. The gun belonged to Mr. Edwin
Oforma, who employed Chibuike’s mother as a cleaner and
housekeeper in his house.

Chibuike accidentally fired the shot after discovering the
gun in Oforma’s room while making the bed, as he was
instructed by Chukwunanu, Oforma’s son.

Chibuike’s mother, Mrs. Nwakaego Oramalu, and her
lawyer, Mr. Olu Omotayo, of the Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network, had raised the alarm over the little boy’s continued detention.

In a petition to the Inspector General of Police, Omotayo
demanded Chibuike’s release, describing the boy’s
detention as “a brutal attack on the rights of the child in
Nigeria” and “a very dangerous dimension to rights
violations by the Nigeria Police”.

Following the development, according to Punch, Enugu
State Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Ojukwu, on
Tuesday said the boy was not detained.

Rather, according to Ojukwu, Chibuike was in ‘protective
custody’.

Good thing is, the boy was released to his mother on
Wednesday evening, following media outcry.

Source: bbc

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For the safety of the child, news broadcasters are always advised to protect the child's identity, for the child's safety, more especially when it comes to news of this nature. Why is this picture here?

Thank you

Don't know why the media of these days don't do their jobs appropriately