Woman inserts hot metal in 5yr-old niece’s private part

By Rotimi Ojomoyela

A woman called Mrs. Esther Abgundu, from Gwer local government area of Benue state, was said to have inserted hot metal in her five-year-old niece’s vagina, for allegedly eating out of her daughter’s food.

According to a petition by the Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPI) of the Catholic Diocese of Ekiti, Mrs. Abgundu had earlier inserted pepper in the girl’s private parts after beating her up for taking a spoon of the food she was serving he baby.

In the petition to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), which was signed by JDPI Director, Reverend Father Emmanuel Akingbade, ” the five -year-old.

Aondoaver Sewuesi, is a niece to Mrs. Abgundu and they reside together at Ijelu-Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti state.”

Narrating the incidence which the JDPI said occurred on November 26th, 2017, it said, “the victim was babysitting the baby of the respondent (Mrs Abgundu) and in the course of feeding the baby, the victim took a spoon of the baby’s food and ate.”
“This annoyed the respondent so much that she inserted pepper in her private parts. The respondent further put a knife in the fire and inserted the hot knife in the victim’s private part, and equally impressed the hot knife on the outer part of her private part. Still not satisfied she beat her mercilessly and urged her not to cry aloud.”

JDPI said when it received the report of the incident, its officials visited the community as well as the traditional ruler, Oba Isaac Adetoyinbo Ajayi, saying “the Elejelu of Ijelu-Ekiti confirmed the report and further informed us that he has notified the Divisional Police officer of Ilupeju-Ekiti of the incident and the latter sent officers to arrest the respondent a day after the incidence was reported at the palace.”

Fr Akingbade added that the monarch “confirmed also that the victim was at the night of the incident rushed to the Ijelu-Ekiti health centre for medical care.”

The JDPI lamented that the five-year-old had been a victim of “frequent inhuman and degrading treatments,” saying “we took a closer look at the victim to confirm the incidence of maltreatment, child abuse and molestation.”

JDPI also alleged that Mrs. Abgundu “was released barely few hours after her arrest and boastfully roams the streets of Ijelu-Ekiti freely and in peace as if nothing happened while the victim is neither able to walk nor sit and still groaning in pains and discomfort.”

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