Mother burns child with iron for lying

A factory worker, Mrs . Ayo Sheriff, is cooling her heels in a detention facility of the Lagos State Police Command , after allegedly inflicting serious injuries on her daughter, Aishat .

It was learnt that the 30 – year -old Ilorin , Kwara State indigene , plugged an electric iron and pressed the hot surface on the body of the 16 -year -old , injuring her in the two legs .

It was learnt that the offence of the teenager was that she lied that her mother was with the sum of N250 which she ( Aishat ) was supposed to give to her ( Aishat ) boss .

The case was said to have been reported at the gender section of the police command headquarters , Ikeja , which arrested the suspect .

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chike Oti , said the incident happened on Tuesday , April 24 , 2018.

He said , “The Lagos State Police Command is investigating a case of child abuse reported by Chosen Child Orphanage Home , located on Gastya Estate, Ijora Badia on behalf of Aishat Sheriff , a 16 -year – old girl child whose upper and lower right limbs were allegedly burnt by her biological mother , Ayo Sheriff, with an electric iron after a minor misunderstanding .

“The victim , who is a pupil of a secondary school and a part-time student nurse , was given N 500 by her boss with an instruction to give someone N 200 on her way home , use N 50 as her transport fare and return the balance of N 250 the next day .

“However , on the day she was supposed to return the balance, she defaulted . She told her boss that the money was with her mother . The boss called her mother on the telephone and the mother denied knowledge of the money.

“When the victim returned home from work , her mother , who was already waiting for her, plugged an electric iron and waited until it was hot . She used the hot iron to welcome her daughter home , accusing her of being a disgrace to the family. ”

Oti said the state Commissioner of Police , Edgal Imohimi , became angry on sighting the victim ’s injuries , adding that the police boss expressed worry over increasing rate of child abuse and domestic violence in the state .

He said Imohimi advised parents to correct their children in love .

It was learnt that although Ayo and her husband lived together with the children, the husband was always away from home due to the nature of his work .

It was gathered that Aishat and her two siblings were put into the custody of Chosen Child Orphanage Home in the interim .

Oti said the gender section of the command , headed by SP Adejoke Cole, had concluded investigation into the case and would charge the suspect to the Ikeja Magistrate ’s Court on Monday , April 30 , 2018 ( today ) .

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