Police Arrests Woman Who Assaulted 10 Year Old Orphan and Locked Him in Dog Cage
The police have arrested a woman seen in a viral video last week assaulting a
10-year old boy and locking him up in dungeon of dogs!
Read below the full press statement from the Police Public Relations Officer,
Lagos State, DSP Bala Elkana.
Press Release
Police Arrested a 24 Year Old Woman who appeared on a Viral Video detaining a
Boy in a Dog Kennel in Lagos on 14th August, 2019, a team of detectives from
the Gender Unit, Command’s Headquarters Ikeja, arrested one Onyinye Mbadike
‘f’ 24yrs of No 7 Trimnell Street, Aguda for assault and child abuse.
This followed a viral video on the social media showing the suspect torturing
one Chibike EziAmaka ‘m’ 10years old of same address. The video also showed
the suspect locking the boy up in a dog’s kennel, sharing space with dogs.
The video was widely condemned by well meaning Nigerians. The Commissioner of
Police Lagos State, CP Zubairu Muazu mni ordered the Gender Unit of the
Command to identify the Woman in the video, rescue the child and make the
suspect face the full weight of the law. Domestic and Sexual Response Team
(DSVRT), Alausa Ikeja also added its voice to the call for investigation with
a petition addressed to the Commissioner of Police to that effect.
The Gender Unit traced the suspect to Chumpe Liquor Store, Surulere and her
residence at Aguda. The 10 years old Boy was rescued and taken to a secured
shelter. The suspect admitted that she is the one on the viral video flogging
the child with belt, but she denied locking the survivor in a cage with dogs.
That she only locked him in an empty dog kennel where bags are kept. She
claimed to have locked up the Boy for few hours before bringing him out. She
alleged that the Boy took a hot drink in their refrigerator and was
misbehaving.
That the suspect smashed the side mirror of her Toyota Camry with stone which
made her to detained him in the dog kennel. Investigation revealed that the
survivor lost his parents and was brought to Lagos in 2012 from Anambra State
by the Mother of the Suspect along with his two siblings.
The suspect and the survivor are cousins. The suspect’s mother is the elder
sister of the survivor’s father. The suspect will be charged to Court. The
Command reiterated its commitment towards protecting the rights of Children
and other vulnerable members of the society from all forms of violence and
abuses.
DSP Bala Elkana
Police Public Relations Officer,
Lagos State.
#notochildabuse
#watara
#bdsf
#childnotanimal
See the assault video below;
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