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Lagos State Government has taken into custody Precious Chinwedu, a nine-year-old housemaid, who was tortured by her boss for allegedly stealing crayfish
The Office of the Public Defender had moved the primary three pupil, who hails from Orlu, Imo State, from Rem-Yems Hospital in the Agbado area of Lagos, where she had been on admission since December 28, 2015, PUNCH learnt.
It was reported that Chinwedu’s boss, Ifeoma Mbakwe, had last December sent her to bring the crayfish in the kitchen but she could not find it. The woman, however, accused her of eating the crayfish without her consent.
She reportedly beat up the girl before pouring hot water and forced her to sleep in pains on that day before taking her to the hospital the following morning.
Chinwedu said, “She (Mbakwe) said I should go and bring crayfish, but I told her I did not see it. She said I ate it. She used something we used to grind pepper to hit my head. She bit me in the back and poured hot water on me. I complained that my body was paining me. But she told me to go and sleep like that.
“She does not give me food regularly. There is no food for me in the afternoon when I come back from the school. Sometimes, she would not give me food in the evening. She always beats me. I want to go back to my parents.”
The Director OPD, Mrs. Omotola Rotimi told PUNCH that Governor Akinwumi Ambode and the state Attorney General, instructed the agency to cater to the girl.
She said, “The attention of the governor and the Attorney General was drawn to the plight of Precious Chinwedu, whose boss poured hot water on. We were instructed to take over the matter and the girl has been taken from the hospital with the help of the police. She is now in our protective custody.”
Source: PUNCH
The Office of the Public Defender had moved the primary three pupil, who hails from Orlu, Imo State, from Rem-Yems Hospital in the Agbado area of Lagos, where she had been on admission since December 28, 2015, PUNCH learnt.
It was reported that Chinwedu’s boss, Ifeoma Mbakwe, had last December sent her to bring the crayfish in the kitchen but she could not find it. The woman, however, accused her of eating the crayfish without her consent.
She reportedly beat up the girl before pouring hot water and forced her to sleep in pains on that day before taking her to the hospital the following morning.
Chinwedu said, “She (Mbakwe) said I should go and bring crayfish, but I told her I did not see it. She said I ate it. She used something we used to grind pepper to hit my head. She bit me in the back and poured hot water on me. I complained that my body was paining me. But she told me to go and sleep like that.
“She does not give me food regularly. There is no food for me in the afternoon when I come back from the school. Sometimes, she would not give me food in the evening. She always beats me. I want to go back to my parents.”
The Director OPD, Mrs. Omotola Rotimi told PUNCH that Governor Akinwumi Ambode and the state Attorney General, instructed the agency to cater to the girl.
She said, “The attention of the governor and the Attorney General was drawn to the plight of Precious Chinwedu, whose boss poured hot water on. We were instructed to take over the matter and the girl has been taken from the hospital with the help of the police. She is now in our protective custody.”
Source: PUNCH