{"id":1217213,"date":"2022-10-06T10:13:37","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T10:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/06\/arrest-all-3-men-sonnie-badu-tells-police-after-man-flogging-toddler-goes-viral\/"},"modified":"2022-10-06T10:13:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T10:13:37","slug":"arrest-all-3-men-sonnie-badu-tells-police-after-man-flogging-toddler-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/06\/arrest-all-3-men-sonnie-badu-tells-police-after-man-flogging-toddler-goes-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrest all 3 men &#8211; Sonnie Badu tells police after man flogging toddler goes viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/278121307_393511368993069_557558947292239262_n-1024x683.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>Gospel musician Sonnie Badu has called on the police not to arrest only the man who was seen flogging a toddler in a viral video but also the two other persons present.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on Instagram, the singer said that the video was heartbreaking he could not watch the whole clip without breaking down in tears.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the two other men who looked on while the kids were being flogged are accomplices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t play the full video as I\u2019m already full of tears. @ghpoliceservice please arrest all three men! The one abusing the child, the one videoing it and the one sitting down,\u201d Sonnie Badu.<\/p>\n<p>About two days ago, a video of a man flogging a boy believed to be less than two years old began to circulate on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CjUy1gPO_qK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Although it is unknown what may have caused the man to engage in such a despicable and ruthless act, the toddler could be seen and heard crying helplessly in the video.<\/p>\n<p>Many people who chanced upon the video shared and drew the attention of the Police to the abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, the Police responded to the video and said \u201cefforts are underway to track down the individual involved, have him arrested and rescue the child.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WhatsApp-Video-2022-10-04-at-18.17.10-1.mp4\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The police have also announced a reward of GH\u20b52,000.00 for anyone who is able to provide credible information that could lead to the arrest of the male adult involved in the act.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Child Rights International has condemned the flogging of a toddler in a video that has gone viral on social media.<\/p>\n<p>In a press statement signed by Bright Appiah, its Executive Director, the institution said the act is unfortunate. It has thus placed a \u00a210,000 bounty on the head of the man.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/arrest-all-3-men-sonnie-badu-tells-police-after-man-flogging-toddler-goes-viral\/\">Source<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gospel musician Sonnie Badu has called on the police not to arrest only the man who was seen flogging a toddler in a viral video but also the two other persons present. 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