Police rescue 32-year-old man locked up for 7 years in a room in Kano by his father and stepmother [PHOTOS]

The Kano State police command has rescued a 32-year-old man, Ahmad Aliyu, who had been locked in a room by his father and stepmother for over seven years after accusing him of drug abuse, and allegedly left to spent days without food, water and had to eat his faeces and urine.

According to a police source, Mr Aliyu, who resides in Farawa Babban Layi, Mariri quarters in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano , the victim was rescued by police and human rights groups on Thursday afternoon.

It would be recalled that a resident in the area, Rahma Muhammad alerted the police and human rights activists about Mr Aliyu’s ordeal.

However, the state image-maker of Police DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa confirmed the incident but disclosed that they are still gathering information and will brief pressmen on the development.

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