By Kazeem Ugbodaga
A 39-year old Nigerian woman has burnt a girl’s thighs with hot iron after accusing her of stealing her N1,000 at Oshodi area of Lagos State.
The woman, Mrs. Kudirat Isekolowo, who lives at Igbehinadun area of Oshodi, said she did not know what came over her when she carried out the act.
The victim. Inset: Mrs Kudirat Isekolowo.
The mother of three was arrested by officials of the Lagos State Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, WAPA, and Esther Child Right Foundation and brought to the Lagos State Government Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja.
Traders were close to tears at Oshodi Market where the woman sells clothes, when they saw how the thighs of the 15-year old girl (name withheld) was seriously burnt, leaving permanent deep scars on her body.
The little girl was sent by her parents, who live at Agege area of Lagos, to live with Isekolowo and serve as apprentice in her clothing shop. She started living with her in November 2012.
At the WAPA Ministry, Alausa, there was anger when government officials saw the deep wounds on the girl’s body, while they described the woman as extremely wicked and needed to be punished severely.
Apart from the deep wounds on her thighs, there are also wounds all over her body, occasioned by constant beating and maltreatment.
According to the girl, Kudirat accused her of stealing her N1,000 last week, but she denied stealing the money.
She said the woman plugged a pressing iron and made sure it was very hot and pressed it on her two thighs and one of her hands, leaving deep wounds on her body.
“I am not the one who stole the N1,000. She said I took it and I denied it. She plugged iron and pressed it on my two thighs. My parents live in Agege, they asked me to live with her and learn how to sell clothes as they don’t have money,” she explained.
On why there were other wounds all over her body, she said Kudirat usually beat her with wire. Kudirat admitted carrying out the act, saying that the girl stole her N1,000.
“She stole my N1,000 last week and I don’t know what came over me. I know what I did is bad. I don’t know what happened to me when I did it,” she said.
Kudirat wept when she knew that she could go to jail for her wicked act. Even her close friends who came with her felt very bad when they saw the degree of damage to the girl’s thighs.
Executive Director, Esther Child Right Foundation, Mrs Esther Ogwu said she got a call from the founder of Compassionate Women Initiative, Mrs. Mary Olasupo, about a woman who burnt the thighs of a little girl with hot iron.
“We moved in immediately with the WAPA officials and arrested her and brought her to Alausa. At Oshodi market where we arrested her, traders were screaming when they saw the wound in the girl’s body,” she explained.
Esther said it is now left for the state government to prosecute her in accordance with the child right’s law to serve as a deterrent to others.
According to Mary, the founder, Compassionate Women Initiative, “a woman called me some days ago to intimate me about the incident. She told me that a woman had an apprentice, whom she accused of stealing her N1,000 and then used hot iron to burn her two thighs. That was when I called Esther Child Right Foundation for help and they came.”
Officials of the state government have vowed that the woman would be prosecuted and be made to pay for her callous act.
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That woman is a very wicked woman, i don’t think she has given birth at all, that is why she don’t know the value of a child.
paul, stop hawking pure water and go to skul. useless igbo boy. check ur english.
Everyone is accusing her cos hers is in the open but what we do in secret is worst than what this woman has done. While this is an act of sheer wickedness, we should not all behave as if we are angels, not even Fashola nor Jonathan will beat their chest to say that they have done enough for the country to prevent moral standard and the economy plundering. Imagine if education is free, will this poor girl be an apprentice at that age? Is billions of naira stolen by the Tinubus, Lagos Speaker and trillion of naira changing hands in Aso Rock not enough to make basic necessities such as education free for all? Lets go to the root of the problem pls
This is the spirit of ogbanje,many of our women of naija have it in them rich and poor.Nigerian women need real deliverance and God in their lives.Many women you see are possesed with one spirit or another.
This organisation should be made very public,so members of the public will be aware of their services. I am sure there so many other faceless and helpless ” house girls and house boys ” suffering silently .
This is poverty at work here, we abhor people that steal small amounts or goats but celebrate politicians and pastors that rob us blind into the tunes of billions.
Is this woman single or married? Has she ever given birth? Is she frustrated or something. Anyway, whatever it is, she Is simply a BLACK WICKED WITCH.
Old boy e don do. You wan marry am? All these you numerous posts asking if she was married tell one that your interest is somewhere else other than the subject matter. At least the report says she sell at Oshodi market. Take a proper look at the picture, the tattoo on her breast and go find her. Just be careful and make sure you have enough money in your pocket. That lady dey vex
Is this woman single or married? Has she ever given birth? Anyway, whatever is the case, the woman is simply a BLACK WICKED WITCH.
Is this woman single or married? If married, has she ever given birth? Anyway, whatever is the answer(s), the woman is simply a WITCH.
Is this woman single or married? If married, has she ever given birth? Anyway, whatever is the answer(s), the woman is simply a WICTH.
Jim Bobby…I wonder what you scored in English Language, particularly in reading and comprehension. The write-up says the woman is a mother of three and here you are asking if she ever gave birth. Haba!
This woman is extremely wicked.