Edo State police command have arrested a woman for inflicting injuries on a teenager working as a domestic help in her house.
According to the spokesman of the command in Edo, Moses Yamu, the woman used metal objects heated in a fire to inflict bodily injuries on the boy.
On January 11, 2025, at about 19:45 hours, the Command said it received a report that Abigail Oluwarotimi, aged 31, heated a metal object in a fire and used it to inflict burns on her house help, Jude Joseph, aged 15. As a result, the victim sustained injuries on his lap and genitals.
The command said the suspect was immediately arrested, and she confessed to the crime.
She blamed her actions on the allegation that the boy molested her children. The victim is currently receiving treatment.
The statement said the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Umoru Ozigi, has shown concern over the development and has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for a thorough and discreet investigation.
The command warned the public against taking laws into their hands while stressing the importance of allowing the law to take its course.