A 67-year-old man, Ibrahim Ado who was locked up inside a room for twenty years has been discovered and rescued in Kaduna.
The man was found naked and locked up in a room at a house located on Bayajidda road in Kaduna.
Ibrahim was discovered by environmental officers in the house, in the central part of Kaduna metropolis on Wednesday, October 12.
Their spokesman, who pleaded for anonymity, said they were shocked at the discovery.
“Today we came to this house in search of beverages that were usually kept in residential houses without proper storage facilities when we saw a naked man locked up in a room,” he said.
“We found that he was in an uncomfortable position. The odour coming out from the room was unbearable.
“Later, we broke the room and brought him out. He was behaving like an animal. It was then we learnt that he was kept in the room for twenty years.
“We also found out he was fed in the room. He urinates and passes his faeces in the same room.
“The Magaji Gari police in the heart of the Kaduna Central area were later invited and they took him away.” he added.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Kaduna State, DSP Mohammed Jalige said a
Jalige said that the victim, Ibrahim Ado, was first discovered by some environmental health officers who were in the house on official duty.
“They reported to the Magajin Gari Police Division and the Commissioner of Police directed personnel to evacuate the victim.
“He also directed full scale investigation of the matter to unravel the circumstances surrounding the issue and why the man was kept in isolation for this long,” he added.
Jalige said that the victim had been taken to hospital for medical evaluation.
