Crime
Police Arrest Couple For Allegedly Battering 9-Year-Old House Help
The suspect, Chinyere Ifesinachi, was said to have used a pestle and other materials to inflict injuries on the girl.
Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old woman simply identified as Blessing and her husband for allegedly battering their 9-year-old house help in the state.
The suspect, Chinyere Ifesinachi, was said to have used a pestle and other materials to inflict injuries on the girl.
Chidinma Ikeanyionwu, a media aide to the Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare in the state, Ify Obinabo, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
Ms Ikeanyionwu said the suspect was arrested on Friday by the commissioner and handed over to the police in the state.
Mrs Ifesinachi, the suspect, is an indigene of Alor in Idemili South Council Area of Anambra State, but married to a man from Enugu, another state in south-east Nigeria.
According to the statement, the case was immediately transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department of the police for investigation and prosecution.
Mrs Obinabo has warned that anyone caught abusing any child in Anambra state must face the consequences, Ms Ikeanyionwu said.
The commissioner also commended everyone who raised alarm and brought her attention to the incident just as she praised the police in the state for their consistent partnership with her ministry in ensuring such a situation was handled “professionally and in record time.”
A Skit maker, Lord Zeus, who has been following the case, said Idinma among many things was denied access to education as her benefactors stopped her from going to school.
He added that Idinma is currently in a hospital receiving medical attention for the injuries she sustained from the assault meted on her by her benefactors.
