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The Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has caught another woman who physically assaulted, brutalised and battered a seven-year-old nephew for failing to recite the English alphabet (A,B,C,D…) in the State.

SaharaReporters gathered that the victim, identified as Sunday, was taken to the office of the state women and social welfare commissioner, Ify Obinabo, on Tuesday by some residents of the state who saw him after he was brutalised by his guardian, Mrs Abigail Eguta.

Sunday is said to be the child of a single mother but he lives with Mrs Eguta from Ikwo in Ebonyi State.

Mrs. Eguta, who is pregnant and also nursing a child, is reportedly the biological sister of the mother of the boy.

But sources said she had regularly tortured and maltreated Sunday since she brought him to live with her barely a year ago.

It was also gathered that the boy, whose body is dotted with scars of previous injuries inflicted on him by his guardian, had been out of school for a long time.

When she was questioned by the women and social welfare commissioner as to why she battered the little boy in such a manner, Mrs. Eguta claimed she beat the boy for eating the fish she bought for Sunday meal.

But when she was asked if that was the only time she beat the boy, the 24-year-old woman confessed that she also beat him on Monday for not reciting the English alphabet correctly, adding that it was the main reason she wounded him.

However, Mrs. Eguta claimed she did not intend to inflict injuries on the boy’s eyes or make him blind. She said it was by mistake that the beating affected his eyes.

She said, “I am very sorry. I didn't intend to blind him or beat him in the eyes, but I mistakenly did so. Please, forgive me, it is the handiwork of the devil.”

According to her, her husband who is a businessman beat her in return on Sunday when he saw what she did to the boy.

The commissioner decried the rate of child abuse going on in the state, describing Mrs. Eguta’s action as unjustifiable and unacceptable wickedness against another person's child.

She ordered the transfer of the case to the state police command for proper investigation, after which the suspect will be charged.

Meanwhile, the victim has been taken to an undisclosed hospital in Awka, the state capital for treatment.

https://saharareporters.com/2023/05/17/woman-brutalises-almost-blinds-7-year-old-nephew-anambra-failing-recite-english-alphabet

I understand the Woman's pain, how big boy like this no go fit recite ABCD? But education isn't by force Sha , she can learn a skill in future or the hookupians .. all ...

See wickedness

My question is what's inec hiding how can a public institution that claim independence go to court to object televising of highly disputed election in Nigerian history. Is this not an opportunity for inec to clear their name instead the opposite is the case. I no tinubu never won the election

Mrs. Eguta claimed she beat the boy for eating the fish she bought for Sunday meal.

The wickedness of this generation is terribly horrifying.

Igbo women are vicious, violent and dangerous. They’re pure evil and can be deadly when it comes to torture of kids that are not theirs.

Meanwhile, we must reclaim our mandate from escoBAT the evil desperado running against the will of the people.

Some Igbo women can be heartless sometimes

Again?!

Why na......on top ABC
Why are some women this callous? This maltreatment has been going on for the past one year.... 😡

Na wa o , why always them , abeg they should stop pouring out their frustrations on someone else's child , I know the country is hard , we shouldn't make it harder on ourselves.

What is it with those women and hurting small children for God's sake.?

This is serious

These Igbo women though!

Height of wickedness.

Wicked people are always quick to blame the devil for the evil.

Both of them are wicked...

Seven years old should be able to recite the alphabet, even though the majority of kids have "learned to read" by the time they are seven years old, as they develop into great readers, they continue to gain confidence in their fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension abilities.

But in this part of the world, guardian, teachers, and parents could terrorise children until their heart fails to present what they know simply by fear making them lose confidence.

They flog or beat you until you forget everything sef

Hmmm

The usual culprit



The world wicked females gorillas congregate to incarnate from that place.


Hatred capital of the world!

Most igbo women are not just evil they are possessed, like their propensity and capacity for evil would even astound the devil

Ipob ppl.. very heartless creatures, 99% of their women are like poisonous snakes filled with venoms. 90% of Their men are always bitter and angry😒

That's why I find it difficult to live in the same roof with some igbo women

Child abuse in Anambra is in the increase... strict punishment should be implemented for those found quilty

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Why?

GRACEGLORY:
Both of them are wicked...

Every Wednesday is a day set aside to FEAR WOMEN!

Olamila:

What's funny?

Their women are too toxic. Always is the news for brutalising little children. That tribe ehn

This is the height of wickedness!!! Child abuse at its PEAK!

I do not when parents leave their young kids to stay with relatives who'd maltreat them.

I wonder why we always hear about the crime of child abuse and never about the sentence or punishment for the guilty