Officers of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested a 24-year-old pregnant woman, Mrs. Abigail Eguta for allegedly brutalising her seven-year-old nephew.
The little boy’s offence was that he ate fish and failed to recite the English alphabet.
The woman was apprehended after concerned neighbours took the the victim, identified as Sunday, to the office of the state women and social welfare commissioner, Ify Obinabo, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.
Sunday is said to be the son of Mrs. Eguta’s biological sister who she handed over to be raised by her barely a year ago.
The boy, whose body is dotted with scars of previous injuries allegedly inflicted on him by his guardian, has been out of school for a long time.
Mrs. Eguta claimed she beat the boy for eating the fish she bought for a Sunday meal. She also confessed to beating him on Monday, for not reciting the English alphabet correctly, adding that it was the main reason she wounded him.
“I am very sorry. I didn’t intend to blind him or beat him in the eyes, but I mistakenly did so. Please, forgive me, it is the handiwork of the devil,” she said.
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