The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old woman, Ogechi Ofoma, for allegedly abusing and inflicting bodily injuries on her seven-year-old daughter in Ibollo community, Awada-Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state.
The seven-year-old, identified as Oluebube, was allegedly injured with a hot knife following an accusation that she took meat from a pot.It was gathered that the suspect was arrested on Sunday by the police in collaboration with the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare.
She is currently in custody at the Awada Police Station, pending further investigation.Confirming the incident in a statement released on Monday, the spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the suspect was arrested through the vigilance, courage and public-spirited intervention of community security personnel and residents.Ikenga reaffirmed the police’s resolve to ensure that those responsible were brought to justice.He said,
“The Anambra State Police Command has strongly condemned the alleged brutal abuse of a seven-year-old girl in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area and has reaffirmed its resolve to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice.
