Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a 31-year-old woman identified as Abigail Oluwarotimi for using a hot iron to inflict burns on one Jude Joseph, her 15-year-old house help in Benin, Edo State.
In a statement released by its spokesperson, Moses Yamu, the Edo Police Command said the househelp sustained injuries on his lap and genitals as a result of the incident.
The spokesperson said, “On 11/01/2025 at about 1945 hours, the Command received a report that one Abigail Oluwarotimi ‘f’ aged 31 years, heated a metal object in fire and used it to inflict burns on her househelp by name Jude Joseph ‘m’ aged 15 years. As a result, the victim sustained injuries on his lap and genitals.”
According to the statement, Oluwarotimi confessed to inflicting the injury of her house help after she was arrested.
The women reportedly blamed her actions on the allegation that the boy molested her children.
The statement said the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Umoru Ozigi has shown concern about the development.
Consequently, he has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for a thorough and discreet investigation.
The state Police Command also warned the public against taking laws into their hands while emphasising the importance of allowing the law to take its course.
