Man abandons son for bag of rice in Kano

A middle-aged man, identified as Mallam Yusuf Bala, on Sunday at Singer
Market, Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State forfeited his five-year-
old son for a bag of rice.
According to an eyewitness account, Bala approached the rice dealer, Alhaji
Suleiman Bagudu, to buy a bag of rice, which he carried home but left his
son, with a promise to rush home to bring the money for the foodstuff.
This, he said, was because the money on him was not enough to pay for
the bag of rice, selling for N14,000 per 50kg bag.
However, six hours after, the said man failed to show up as promised to
settle the rice dealer and collect his son.
According to the source, the rice dealer became suspicious, following the
Bala’s prolonged absence, a situation that prompted the trader to
interrogate the toddler he left behind.
On interrogation, the five-year-old boy innocently led the rice dealer to their
home, located at the abattoir area of Koki in Dala Local Government Area of
the state.
Despite expressing embarrassment when the rice dealer arrived his home,
alongside his child, Bala openly confessed that he was financially
handicapped, hence his unbecoming conduct by abandoning his son as a
last resort.
Shortly after listening to Bala’s explanation, the rice dealer donated the bag
of rice to him and handed over the boy to his father.
When contacted by our correspondent, the Police Public Relations Officer,
Kano State Police Command, DSP Musa Magaji Majia, said the incident
had not been reported to him, promising to brief the press as soon as the
aggrieved party reported the incident. But as of the time of filing this
report, Majia had not called our correspondent.
Source:http://punchng.com/man-abandons-son-for-bag-of-rice-in-kano/