Tuesday 14 June 2016

Policeman’s wife batters 10-year-old niece over N30

A 38-year-old trader, Mrs. Caroline Akanwa, has been arrested by the Area C Police Command, Lagos State, for allegedly battering her niece, Chioma Uneneme.

It was learnt that Akanwa had in 2015 brought the 10-year-old from Okofia, Anambra State, to the Iponri Police Barracks, where she lived with her police husband and two children.

The victim was said to have assisted with the house chores, as well as the management of Akanwa’s recharge cards business.

Our correspondent was told that the suspect, however, always flogged Uneneme for every offence till her back was marred with sores.

On one of such occasions, the victim was said to have been battered for allegedly selling a recharge card of N1,000 for N970.

Uneneme’s teacher at St. Paul Primary School, Iponri, who discovered the scars, reportedly took her to a hospital for treatment.

The hospital management, however, insisted on a police extract before going ahead with the treatment.

The school was said to have written a petition to the Lagos State Office of the Public Defender on the matter.

Officials of the OPD and policewomen from the Area C Police Command were said to have gone to the barracks to arrest Akanwa.

In her statement at the OPD, the suspect allegedly confessed to the crime, saying she never meant to inflict injuries on her niece.


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