Kogi State police command have arrested a woman identified as Khadija Dauda for allegedly pouring hot water on her 14-year-old step-sister, Zainab Dauda.
The woman was handed over to the police by the State government through the ministry for women affairs, which directed her arrest when the information on the development got to the ministry.
Kogi State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Fatima Kabir Buba disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
Hajia Buba noted that the accused carried out the act when she had a misunderstanding with her step-sister, thereby causing severe burns on the girl.
The commissioner described the incident as wicked and inhuman, assuring that, the ministry under her leadership will ensure justice for the 14-year old Zainab Dauda.
She added;
This is total wickedness. How would a sane person pour hot water on her fellow human being? The Kogi State Government won’t condole this brutality. We are going to follow this case to a logical conclusion and ensure that Zainab Dauda gets justice.
Several parts of Zainab’s body have been badly scalded as a result of the hot water poured on her body which is being treated by the Ministry.
The 14-year-old victim, according to Daily Post, lost her mother some years back and had been undergoing endless torture from her step-siblings.
Khadija Dauda is currently in detention at the Police Force Headquarter, Lokoja and will be charged to court next week.
