One Mr Richard Olunwa has been reportedly arrested for murder.
He was accused of beating his son to death at the Trans Amadi-Ama area of Port Harcourt.
Reports said Mr Olunwa accused slain child of stealing N3200 on Friday night and beat him till 1:00 am on Saturday.
It was gathered that the little boy was found lifeless on Saturday morning after the father tried to wake him up to run an errand for his pregnant wife.
Neighbours said that the boy was constantly maltreated by his father and step-mom since his mother left, including being starved on a daily basis.
An Instagram user, @srigeorgeom who witnessed the incident, said; “What a cruel world. This week Tuesday, between the hours of 8 to 9 am. I saw a crowd of people around my vicinity gathering this little boy, so I stopped by and inquired what happened.
“They told me this little boy on his way to school, stole doughnuts from a shop. The people with whom he stole the doughnut even gave him more of it and mineral and asked him to go. They all claimed that his father and step mum have the habit of starving and beating him to a stupor on daily basis.
“I saw so many scars on his body. I took the boy to my house, interviewed him, and he told me so many things. How he has been suffering since his mother left his father. I gave him some biscuits, asked him to come and eat at my place anytime and promised to see his father this week before he left for school just to wake up this morning shouting that his father has beaten him to death. His father has finally killed him. This happened in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria”
