Epileptic boy saved after being tethered with animals for two years

He was allegedly found living in a ramshackle shed among goats and chickens while his family lived in comfort, before being rescued.

A little boy was allegedly found living among goats and chickens in a ramshackle animal shed - while his dad, two-step mothers and 17 siblings lived in comfort. Jibril Aliyu, said to be 10-years-old, from the Badariya area of Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria, was reportedly chained to a wooden pillar and left to eat the remnants of goat feed and his faeces for two years. He was rescued by human rights lawyers after a tip-off, reports the BBC. Lead rescuer Hamza Attahiru said the boy's family were living inside the house while he lived in squalor outside - with his mum said to have died two years ago. Jibril is currently in intensive care at the Sir Yahaya Memorial Hospital in Birnin Kebbi and his dad and stepmothers are said to have been arrested.

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