Police sources said the suspects are being investigated over allegations that they maltreated the child, subjecting him to prolonged torture and starvation until he died.
Libyan authorities have arrested a Nigerian woman and her Ghanaian husband over the alleged torture and starvation of an orphaned child to death in Tripoli.
The couple was arrested on Wednesday, January 7, 2025, according to reports by Libya Observer.
Police sources said the suspects are being investigated over allegations that they maltreated the child, subjecting him to prolonged torture and starvation until he died.
It was further gathered that the child’s mother had died about two years ago in Libya under what were described as questionable circumstances, leaving the child in the care of the couple.
As of the time of filing this report, Libyan authorities had yet to release full details surrounding the incident, with investigations said to be ongoing.
Following the news of the arrest, several social media users who claimed to know the couple identified them as a Nigerian woman and her Ghanaian husband.
One commenter, Baffoe Samuel Bronzy, wrote: “The man is from Ghana and the woman too is from Nigeria. I know the man.”
Another user, Addea Issah, identified the woman, writing: “Aisha you and your husband why you do this things (sic).”
Reacting to the incident, a prominent anti-human trafficking activist, Yakubu Oyiza Hope, expressed outrage in a post, saying, “I have been trying to filter what I consume recently because ah no wan maddddd but there are things you will see and it will trigger you so badly and make you so upset.”
“I saw this news of this orphan that was maltreated till d.e ath by this Ghanaian man and his Nigerian wife in Libya,” Oyiza Hope added.
Providing further context, she stated: “From what I learnt, the boy’s mum d!ed about 2 years ago in Libya under questionable circumstances and see what they did to the child.”
She also welcomed the action taken by Libyan authorities, writing: “I am glad the Libyan Government has arrested them, may the rot in the deeeepɛst path of ĥ. ell.”
Meanwhile, authorities in Libya have not yet disclosed the identities of the suspects or the specific charges they will face as investigations continue.