The police in Lagos have arrested a 39-year-old trader, Chinwe Abasi, for allegedly brutalising a 12-year-old boy, Chinedu Okorie, with hot water in the Apapa area of the state.
According to
Punch, Abasi, a mother of two, who hails from Nnewi, Anambra State, allegedly
poured hot water on the boy because he collected N100 from a neighbour to buy a
pair of socks to wear to school without the woman’s knowledge.
Punch learnt that Okorie, who is in Junior Secondary School 1, also
worked as a sales assistant for Abasi, who sold cloth materials in the Oyingbo
Market.
It was
gathered that last Monday when schools resumed, Okorie told Abasi that he would
need to buy a pair of socks for school.
Punch’s correspondent
learnt that the trader allegedly ignored the boy until Thursday when a
neighbour, identified only as Usman, gave Okorie N100 to buy the pair of socks.
It was
gathered that when Abasi learnt that the boy had collected money from Usman to
buy the pair of socks, she became angry and beat up the boy.
The
12-year-old was said to have ran to the kitchen during the flogging. Abasi
allegedly grabbed an electric kettle of boiling water and emptied it on the
boy.
The matter
was reported at the FESTAC Police Division and the trader was arrested.
It was
gathered that the matter was also reported to the Lagos State Domestic and
Sexual Violence Response Team, and a temporary shelter was provided for the
boy, where he also received medical attention.
The Lagos
State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the arrest,
adding that the suspect would be charged to court.
She said,
“The suspect has been arrested, and she will be charged to court.”
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