After appearing on social media, disturbing images of a young child holding two large stones above her head have caused outrage.

The incident took place in Benue State’s Makurdi. 

The girl was allegedly made to hold the stones from 6:00 am to 9:00 am as punishment for an unspecified offense, according to activist Zege Orkwande, who posted the images on Facebook on Tuesday, March 31, 2926. 

“Things we see in Makurdi, Benue state. It’s right to torture a child this way? You take a child from the poor parents to stay with you and receive such punishment?,” he wrote.

“For me this is torture. Like today, its alleged that “she carried the stones from around 6:am to 9:am”.

“The madam is going to learn the hard way. Meanwhile, if you aren’t okay with someone’s child, take the child back to the parents.”