Elizabeth Abu, the woman who burnt her stepson with hot electric iron, has been arrested.
Gatekeepers News reports that the victim, David Mathew Ewongolu was maltreated by her step-mother for using part of her cloth to make a duster, according to Kogi State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development Hajia Fatima Kabir Buba who condemned the incident.
Buba on Tuesday morning said the suspect confessed to the crime after a thorough interrogation by her ministry, saying “she did not intend to inflict such pain on the boy”.
The Commissioner noted that the boy is currently receiving treatment at the Kogi State Specialist Hospital Lokoja.
“The Ministry of Women Affairs will continue to collaborate with the Nigeria Police, alongside its legal team, to get justice for the abused victim. This is pure wickedness. How can a woman burn her fellow human being with hot electric iron?
“Even though the boy is not her biological son, that does not give her that right to display such wickedness on the boy. We will follow this case to a logical conclusion and ensure we will get justice for young David Mathew Ewongolu in the court of law. The law of the land must take its course,” he said.
The Commissioner assured that Governor Yahaya Bello-led administration had zero tolerance for child abuse and urged guardians and parents to take great care in raising their children to become responsible citizens in the society.
