There was panic in a community in Osun State in Nigeria, as a woman reportedly tied up her son, put him in a sack for four days for allegedly stealing and being possessed by an evil spirit.

A middle-aged woman, simply identified as Iya Ayo, was arrested for tying up her 10-year-old son, Ayo, in a sack and locking him up in a wardrobe for four days in the Fesojaye community, Owode, in Osun State.

According to reports, the woman tied up her son last Thursday until on Sunday May 16 when a neighbor heard his cry for help.

The neighbor immediately alerted the leaders of the community who in turn alerted the police and the woman was arrested and her son freed.

When interrogated, Iya Ayo who is separated from Ayo’s father, said her son was possessed with an evil spirit and was in the habit of stealing people’s money.

Evidence from the viral video clip of the incident showed that the boy was weak when he was freed from the sack as resident of the community rain curses on the woman for the way she treated the boy.

The woman referred to as Iya Ayo was also heard saying the boy had frustrated her, hence, the treatment meted to him.

“Why would Ayo be stealing from people, he has frustrated me, he is possessed by evil spirit. I am right to have treated him that way”, she said.

Chairman of the community, Alfa Shakiru Gbadegesin, confirmed the incident, says the boy’s mother does not relate much with anybody in the community.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Yemisi Opalola, said the woman was arrested and made to sign an undertaking never to maltreat the child.

NiOpalola said efforts are being made to search for the father of the child so the woman can hand Ayo over to him. She added that the police are closely monitoring the situation.

”We went to arrest her and she told her part of the story, how the boy has been disturbing her. In a nutshell, the police told her to go and look for the father of the boy if she cannot take care of the child again. She promised to do so. The DPO also followed up yesterday to ensured that the father is found.

“There is no way the police can keep the child with them. They have made her to write an undertaking even with a surety who promised she will never do it again, she said.

Watch a clip from the moment the boy was rescued below:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAXgCigg95E/?utm_source=ig_embed