According to Nwogu Davina who shared the post on a Facebook page, the boy committed the act out of hunger, the young boy identified as Sofeme, 8, stole N200 from his mother.

“The victim is the First Son of Mrs Juliet which she got out of wedlock Before she got married to One Mr Victor George who resides at No 26 Owhor Street, Rumudolo, New Layout Rumuigbo in Rivers State, the boy said he is from Degema in Rivers state, and he is just 8yrs old.

The Boy confessed that he is going through hell in the hand of his mother and step father, that they hardly feed him well and he is not in school either Last week as hunger wired the little boy, he took his supposed biological mother’s 200 naira to buy GALA, the step father burn his hand on a hot stove as punishment for this. This little boy need justice, good people of Nigeria let save this little boy from this inhuman torture, wickedness and suffering.”

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