Lagos Police Arrest Old Woman Over Detaining Boy In Dog Kennel.

A team of detectives from the Gender Unit, of the Lagos State Police Command’s Headquarters Ikeja, have arrested one Onyinye Mbadike ‘f’ 24yrs of No 7 Trimnell Street, Aguda for assault and child abuse.

This followed a viral video on the social media showing the suspect torturing one Chibike EziAmaka ‘m’ 10years old of same address.

The video which was widely condemned by well meaning Nigerians also showed the suspect locking the boy up in a dog’s kennel, sharing space with dogs.

Police Commissioner, Zubairu Muazu ordered the Gender Unit of the Command to identify the Woman in the video, rescue the child and make the suspect face the full weight of the law.

Domestic and Sexual Response Team, DSVRT, Alausa Ikeja also added its voice to the call for investigation with a petition addressed to the Commissioner of Police to that effect.

The Gender Unit traced the suspect to Chumpe Liquor Store, Surulere and her residence at Aguda and the 10 years old Boy was rescued and taken to a secured shelter.

The suspect admitted that she was the one on the viral video flogging the child with belt, but she denied locking the survivor in a cage with dogs, saying she only locked him in an empty dog kennel where bags were kept.

She claimed to have locked up the Boy for few hours before bringing him out, alleging that the Boy took a hot drink in their refrigerator and was misbehaving.

She also claim the boy smashed the side mirror of her Toyota Camry with stone which made her to detained him in the dog kennel.

Investigation showed that the survivor lost his parents and was brought to Lagos in 2012 from Anambra State by the Mother of the Suspect along with his two siblings, the suspect and the survivor are cousins, the suspect’s mother was the elder sister of the survivor’s father.

According to Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, the suspect would be charged to Court, reiterating the commands commitment towards protecting the rights of Children and other vulnerable members of the society from all forms of violence and abuses.