Housewife brutalises 13-yr-old who taunted her for being childless

The long arm of the law has caught up with a housewife identified as Bose Ogedengbe who constantly brutalises a 13-year-old ward in her care at her residence on Bush Street, in the Anthony Village area of Lagos State.

Reports say the minor who is a Junior Secondary School two pupil of Mende Junior High School was brutally beaten by her guardian for taunting her about her bareness.

The victim whose father (a farmer) left her in the care of Bose’s husband, a relation, a year ago, was found roaming the streets around Mende, Maryland, when she was rescued.

According to one of those who rescued her, Wasiu Ismail, the victim was found with blood all over her body and when asked what happened to her, she said she was punished by her guardian because she brought in some clothes from the line outside of their house which had yet to dry up.

Ismail said; “Around 6.30am on Friday, an elderly man who lives on this street brought the girl. He said he saw her with blood all over her body.

“When I queried her, she said her guardian’s wife maltreated her every day and it was when it became unbearable that she decided to run away from the house.”

Reports say Bose came for the victim with some men but residents of the area resisted her and she later came with some policemen but still she was stopped from taking the minor.

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A resident of the area identified as Suleiman Habeeb who witnessed the incident said sympathisers refused to release the victim fearing she may be tortured again.

“Her version of the story was a bit different. She said the girl abused her that she was a witch and that was why she had not conceived. She said the girl’s grandma was behind the mischief.

“We told the woman not to think that she could use the police to harass us. We called different emergency numbers of Lagos State and sent distress calls to government agencies. Some youths wanted to beat up the woman, but we cautioned them. We are happy that the government has now taken over the case and we hope justice will be done.

“We want the government to take action against the woman. If you cannot take care of a child, return her to her parents and do your domestic chores yourself,” Habeeb said.

According to Adeola Olabisi the Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Youths and Social Development, Bose has been arrested.

Olabisis said: “The girl said the woman beats her up at the slightest provocation. She has fading and fresh scars to show for it. She wishes to continue staying in Lagos, but not with the woman. We have taken her into custody and handed over the suspect to the police for prosecution.”

 

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