Police Arrest Woman For Burning Maid’s Private Parts

Imo State Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old businesswoman, Juliet Igwe, for allegedly using candlelight to inflict injuries on the private parts of her six-year-old female maid simply identified as Onyinyechi.

The businesswoman also used hot water to peel off the infant’s two hand and used a candle wat to scald her body.

Parading the suspect at the command headquarters in Owerri, the state capital, the spokesperson for the police, Henry Okoye, said the woman’s arrest followed intelligence received by the operatives of the Ideato North police divisional headquarters.

He commended an activist journalist, Chidiebube Okeoma, who is the founder of a human rights organisation, Stand For Humanity Foundation.

Okoye, who described the woman’s act as despicable and totally unacceptable disclosed that the suspect would have her day in court at the conclusion of investigation.

He disclosed that the state commissioner of police, Aboki Danjuma, who is unhappy with the act had directed the deputy commissioner of police in charge of State Criminal Investigations Department to investigate the matter and charge the suspect to court.

Okoye, also commended Okeoma and his foundation for taking responsibility of the medical and welfare conditions of the minor.

When interviewed, the suspect who said that she inflicted the injuries on the minor, told journalists that she didn’t know that the use of candle wat and boiled water on the girl child were going to cause grievous damages on her.

She accused the child of stealing meats from her pot, adding that she only battered her so as to forestall future reoccurrence.

Also speaking, Okeoma disclosed that his foundation alerted the police to the act of child battery in Uruala community in the Ideato North LGA.

Okeoma disclosed that apart from rescuing the child and handing her over to the police in Ideato, his organisation also assisted the police to arrest the suspect.

The activist journalist said, “ This wickedness is not tolerated in a sane society as ours. Our organization, Stand For Humanity Foundation, rescued the child and handed her over to the police. We also assisted the police in arresting the suspect.

“We have taken over the medical and welfare packages of the minor. We have taken her to the Imo State University Medical Center in Owerri for proper medical investigations and treatments. We thank the Executive Secretary of the Imo State Health Insurance Agency, Dr Uche Ewelike, for expressively approving complete free medical care for the minor, owing the urgency of her condition.”

“We also thank the state commissioner of police for immediately ordering the transfer of the matter to the state CID in Owerri when we reached out to him. The CP has once again demonstrated his love for humanity and justice.

“We thank all our members and partners within and outside Nigeria for showing tremendous concern in this minor’s case. We pledge to ensure that justice is served.”