Police Nab Woman For Beating Stepdaughter To Death In Enugu

The Enugu State Government and the Police have arrested a stepmother, identified as Mrs Ogechi John, for alleged child homicide.

The suspect, who hails from Oderiko in Ikwo LGA of Ebonyi State, was arrested by the police on Monday morning for allegedly beating her stepdaughter, Miss Ogechi Amanda John, aged 9, to death at their Nchatancha residence in the Emene area of Enugu metropolis.

Neighbours reported that the event allegedly occurred around 3 pm on Sunday, noting that the late Miss Amanda had been a victim of constant and ruthless maltreatment at the hands of her stepmother.

While the Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development, Enugu State, Mrs Ngozi Enih, has expressed the state government’s anger over the incident, saying it would not relent until justice is done.

It is on record that the Governor Peter Mbah Administration has zero tolerance for any form of child abuse, let alone child homicide. So, we swung into action upon learning of this tragedy to ensure the suspect was arrested.

“But it doesn’t end there. We will be pressing for a thorough and expedited investigation to ensure that justice is not just done, but done really fast.

“No, the body should not take another’s life, and certainly not the life of any child in Enugu State. We condemn it in totality,” she stated.