Epileptic boy, 10, chained in shed for two years eating his own faeces as dad, stepmums and 17 siblings lived in comfort
A STARVING epileptic boy survived on goat food and his own poo in a farm shed while his vile dad, two stepmums and 17 siblings thrived in a nearby home, it is reported.
Heartbreaking video shows painfully thin Jibril Aliyu, 10, being rescued after he was found tethered to a wooden pillar in Nigeria, where a shocked campaigner said it was "the highest level of barbarity and extreme cruelty".
He was rescued from the hellhole family property in the Badariya area of Birnin Kebbi after a tip-off.
In upsetting video of the moment the lad was rescued on Sunday, he can be seen partially clothed while picking up scraps of food from the ground to eat.
Jibril shuffles along the dirt, with his bony shoulders poking through his loose T-shirt.
“Research shows that many women are jealous of their husband's children and therefore tie them up with hatred, abuse and abuse.
“There is no estimate or amount of such domestic violence in Nigeria, but it is usually not uncommon and is often talked about.
“However, the re-emergence of the issue at this time came after the 'unbelief in the negligence of a child', a boy named Jibril Aliyu.
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“[The story has] provoked outrage and people have reacted angrily to Jibril's mother's rivals.
“Severe jealousy is associated with increased ignorance especially in areas where polygamy is practised.”