A woman has been arrested for pouring hot water on her niece who lives with her in Ajaokuta township in Kogi state.
A social media user, Enikan Olusanya, shared pictures of the little niece, showing the scalds she sustained from the hot water burn on her arm and leg.
She allegedly poured hot water on her first before using a knife to cut her arm.
He wrote;
This wicked woman maltreated this girl which happened to be Her Senior Sister Daughter. This incident happened in Ajaokuta Steel Township, Ajaokuta local Government, Kogi state, Nigeria.
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According to a commenter, Faith Azibayam, the woman was arrested yesterday by igala Association. She was arrested along with her husband since yesterday but the police allegedly released her husband this morning because he was never in support of her maltreating the girl.
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