A man identified as Ibrahim Ousmanou, has been accused of burning the hands of his 10-year-old son for allegedly stealing FCFA 70,000 in Bassara, a locality in the Mayo-Tsanaga Division, Far-North region of Cameroon.
See shocking photos of the young boy with his hands burnt that have been making rounds on social media, with outraged Cameroonians demanding death penalty for the callous father.
The 10-year-old boy identified as Aboubakary Ibrahim, a class two pupil at government school Bassara, was accused by his father of stealing the sum of FCFA 70,000.
The boy was allegedly locked up in a room for 30 days during which he was tortured and hands burnt until all fingers disappeared.
Daily News Bullentin gathered that the father, Ibrahim Ousmanou, is presently in police station.
