A middle-aged woman, Mr. Agnes Uchendu and her son,
Ikechukwu Uchendu, in Umuahia, Abia State, are in police net for allegedly
inflicting injuries on their house helps with hot electric iron, Punch reports.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr.
Ezekiel Onyeke, who disclosed this in Umuahia, said the suspects were picked up
based on a petition by the International Federation of Women Lawyers, Abia
State Chapter, led by one Florence E. Igwe, Esq.
The suspects, he said, allegedly tortured their maids – Hope Ajunwa, 11, and Ngozi
Ajunwa, 9, who lived with them.
He said, “Upon the receipt of the petition, operatives proceeded to the given address and arrested
both suspects and rescued the victims. One of the victims, Ngozi Ajunwa, had
injuries on the sole of her foot and other parts of her body.
“The victims had wounds on other parts of their bodies which
were inflicted by the suspect with a hot electric pressing iron.”
The PPRO said upon
interrogation, “Ikechukwu admitted committing the crime alleging that the
minors stole one hundred Naira (N100.00).”
He said the victims
had been admitted to the Nigeria
Police Clinic Umuahia for medical attention.
Onyeke said the case was still under investigation, adding
that the suspects will soon be
arraigned.
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