OUTRAGE AS PASTOR INFLICTS PRESSING IRON WOUNDS ON HER MAID IN ONITSHA

REPORTER: UCHE NDEKE

The wife of the Anambra State Governor, Mrs. Nonye Soludo, has condemned the violent abuse of a house help by her guardian at G.R.A, Onitsha.

The governor’s wife, was reacting to a viral amateur video of a girl between the age of nine and ten, who appeared with gory iron-stamp burns all over her body, said to have been allegedly inflicted by her guardian, Mrs. Adachukwu Okafor.

The alleged culprit, now at large, is said to be living with the maid at her 33 Akpaka G.R.A, Onitsha residence, and got enraged when the maid, who was giving her child a bath, mistakenly touched his private part.

It was then that Mrs. Okafor, said to be a Legal Practitioner and a pastor in a Pentecostal church, used everything within her reach, including a charged laundry iron, to feast on the little girl.

Mrs. Soludo, pained by the act, directed the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare to take custody of the child and begin immediate treatment on her wounds and also conduct tests to ascertain if she sustained internal injuries.

She described the guardian’s act as barbaric, heinous and vowed to ensure that full justice is served.

The wife of the Governor expressed deep sadness about the current condition of the girl and called on anyone who has information on how to get hold of the fleeing guardian to open up as a matter of conscience and right reasons.

The Governor’s wife stated that the state remained a red zone for abusers and those who take every opportunity to pounce on the rights of women and children.

Mrs. Soludo reiterated that the government would leave no stone unturned in dealing with anyone without respect for human dignity.

She further echoed her appeal for parents to take serious consideration of their children’s age before giving them out as maids or servants and to also know the real temperaments of their children’s guardian.

EDITED BY CHUKWUBUIKE MADU