Nigerian parents of a 15-year-old boy are facing felony child neglect charges after their son died of starvation while the family was fasting in an alleged religious practice in the United State.

The parents, Titilayo and Kehinde Omosebi were arrested by the Reedsburg Police in Wisconsin, US, after their son, Ayanfe, starved to death during the fast.

The teenager’s father, 49-year-old Kehinde Omosebi, according to www.wbtv.com appeared in court Tuesday, where he was officially charged with two counts of neglecting a child. His wife, 48-year-old Titilayo Omosebi, did not appear in court.

A criminal complaint filed Tuesday claims Kehinde Omosebi failed to provide food for his 15-year-old and 11-year-old sons. The father went to the police station Monday to report the 15-year-old, Ayanfe Omosebi, had died.

Police officers reporting to the family’s home described the 15-year-old’s body as extremely emaciated. They say there was no food or eating utensils in the home.

The 11-year-old boy was in poor health when police arrived. He was emaciated and had a hard time walking and talking, police say. The criminal complaint states he had to be carried out of his bedroom because he was unable to walk on his own.

Doctors say the boy will have to stay in the hospital for an extended time as he is treated and returns to eating regularly.

Authorities say there was no electricity in the family home, and the only furniture they found were four metal chairs in the living room, all facing one another.

There were also padlocks placed on the doors on the inside of the house in such a way “someone on the inside would be confined to the home and unable to leave,” according to court records.

Kehinde Omosebi claimed the family was part of a religious group affiliated with Cornerstone Reformation Ministries. Police say they can find no records supporting the claim.

The 49-year-old told police the family had begun fasting July 17 in order to receive a “blessing from God” to move to Atlanta.

According to the criminal complaint, the 15-year-old died Aug. 31, the day Kehinde Omosebi said the fasting was supposed to end. The family reportedly prayed for two days per their religious beliefs before the father reported his son’s death.

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just negodi these two...these two... these two...these two....wetin i wan even call them sef!!!!!!!!!

Christians... y'all better start knowing who you are and stop being gullible for goodness sake

r.i.p li2 kid

these animals will rightfully get what they deserve...religious ignorants!

These are wolf in sheep clothing...I see no reason to mandate fasting for that little child except it come from a willing heart.

Let him go to jail for his crime, that is a crime against humanity. Black man and religion, China that is bringing down religion houses, the world is running to them to borrow. is it that God do not love China and other western world that knows how to draw the line between religion and humanity? .

You starved a child to death yet he has the temerity to report the case to the police, he would have eaten the dead body. Black nations and extremists. I keep saying it, one of the reasons Nigeria is doomed is religion. The books ( Koran and Bible ) written thousands of years ago can't be modified and some of our religious leaders prey on that to achieve their selfish aims.

so a Nigerian in US still fast for 40 days for help from God ?
and US is my dream country
God should help me come over and see how possible is that

they must have cotton wool where their brains are meant to be

cococandy:
they must have cotton wool where their brains are meant to be

Hahahahahahahah!

Na wa oo 40 days and 40 night na wa oo

They should kill them too.
Useless people just killed that poor boy all in the name of Religion.
Fasting for 40 days with kids?
People are heartless oooooh

Like seriously?

NCAN secretary reporting to duty. The names of the culprits are TITILAYO AND KEHINDE OMOSEBI. Afonja skull miners on the rampage Despite living in the United States, they still look ugly, dirty and malnourished like they are still in the South West

They look like professional fasters

Religion claims another one

Even though this news is old,I can't imagine how this 48 Yr old woman is looking like a 70 Yr olf.

Jesus said"my yoke is easy and my burden light".Go ponder on it