The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a woman, Mrs Aminot Otun, for roasting the right hand of her seven-year-old step-son, Awwal Otun, last Thursday.

Awwal’s hand was allegedly roasted for adding drops of liquid disinfectant to his bath water.

According to Ngozi Ekwerike-Okoro, President, Child to Child Network, a Non Governmental Organisation, NGO, a distressed call from one of Otun’s neighbours at 59, Suenu Street, Surulere, Lagos saved Awwal’s life.
Awwal was rushed to the Mother and Child Hospital at Gbaja where another drama ensued as the doctor on duty refused to treat or admit the boy despite pleas that the hospital was built purposely for mothers and children in the state.

According to his teachers, Awwal, who is in primary one, should not be allowed to go back to his step-mother because he is always coming to school with bruises as the neighbours who pleaded anonymity said that had been the normal punishment for the boy’s mistakes.

Awwal was later taken to a nearby private hospital for treatment and he is currently at Juvenile Welfare Centre of Alakara Police Station.

The story

According to Ngozi, “On July 11, 2013, Awwal was rushed to the Randle General Hospital, Mother and Child Centre, Gbaja, at about 6:30pm after a distress call from neighbours.
“He sustained serious injuries from fire burns inflicted on him by the step-mother who is now in police custody.

“At the hospital, we requested to see the welfare officer who we were told had closed for the day but after narrating our mission to one of the staff she referred us to the chief matron. The chief matron issued an emergency card to the boy and directed him to see the doctor.

“The doctor, however, refused to attend to the boy, because according to her, the hospital did not have enough space to accommodate the boy, as he would need admission for intensive care.

“We pleaded with the doctor to at least administer some first aid on the boy but she refused. We went back to the chief matron who told us after consulting with the doctor that Surulere General Hospital (Mother and Child Centre) does not have the facility to deal with such cases. They said our best chance would be to go to Ikeja General Hospital.

“We eventually left in disappointment and went to a private hospital in Mushin, close to the juvenile centre, where he got immediate attention and was treated free of charge.

The boy said he added small quantity of Izal disinfectant to his bath water and his step mother got angry and put his hand on a burning stove since Sunday and he was not taken to hospital till Thursday when neighbours called the Lagos State Child Protection Network who mobilised the JWC Alakara to rescue him.

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Tot such cruelty exists only in China. Shame on Doctors, they ar now native Doctors.

What a wicked world

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WTF

If you can't train your kid the best thing is to find a foster mother for him or her. The old woman is too wicked. They should burn her hand too.

The woman should be given the same treatment for her to feel how the boy felt.

chidindufrank: If you can't train your kid the best thing is to find a foster mother for him or her. The old woman is too wicked. They should burn her hand too.

Or her brea5t.

I'm sure she attends Church every Sunday!

So sad that a Child has to suffer unnecessarily.

Van snickers: I'm sure she attends Church every Sunday!

So sad that a Child has to suffer unnecessarily.

Ha ha no chit. A real "God Fearing" sadist, who sings loud than a muffuguh in church, waves her demonic hands in the air, and hollers "Thank you Jeeeeeeeeesus!"

Gruesome

Jakumo:

Ha ha no chit. A real "God Fearing" sadist, who sings loud than a muffuguh in church, waves her demonic hands in the air, and hollers "Thank you Jeeeeeeeeesus!"

LMAO!

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@CyberMugu, you must be a learner .Heal soon boy, the future awaits; Ngozi, make sure the stepmother gets her hand burned at any of your stations.

WoW this is really sad..

Its usual for people to condemn the Parties involved whenever Stories like this are told thus playing into the hands of the Story-teller..
However, b4 I call anyone a Demon(which we all are), I would want to hear all sides of the story because:

1. Some Children are Truly Spawned of the Devil..The more you Discipline them, the Worse they Become..I have a Cousin who started out like this until He impregnated a Girl at 11yrs old, and ran away, leaving my old mum to sort out the mess..So what if this "innocent-looking Stepson" actually pushed her to the edge?

2. It is also possible that the Hospital in Question did not have the Facilities to Manage him effectively thus the reason for his referral..However the Doctor/Nurse MUST have evaluated the Child, to confirm him Stable b4 Referral..(And Going by d Pix I saw, the hands don't look charred so It may be a PTB..Not too sure sha)

I abhor Child Abuse in any form, but then, let's not be too hasty to Judge..Shikenan

wtf! i don't see anything an under ten year old will do to deserve such punishment. nothing!

Idoma Likita: Its usual for people to condemn the Parties involved whenever Stories like this are told thus playing into the hands of the Story-teller..
However, b4 I call anyone a Demon(which we all are), I would want to hear all sides of the story because:

1. Some Children are Truly Spawned of the Devil..The more you Discipline them, the Worse they Become..I have a Cousin who started out like this until He impregnated a Girl at 11yrs old, and ran away, leaving my old mum to sort out the mess..So what if this "innocent-looking Stepson" actually pushed her to the edge?

2. It is also possible that the Hospital in Question did not have the Facilities to Manage him effectively thus the reason for his referral..However the Doctor/Nurse MUST have evaluated the Child, to confirm him Stable b4 Referral..(And Going by d Pix I saw, the hands don't look charred so It may be a PTB..Not too sure sha)

I abhor Child Abuse in any form, but then, let's not be too hasty to Judge..Shikenan

You abohor child abuse, and yet you ask that there be no rush to judgement regarding this clinically insane female savage who inflicted such a horrific, permanently debilitating injury on a child.

I bet you're the sort of person who beats the living crap out of your children, if you have any, and would straight up kill them in a frenzy, "by mistake", if your rage was sufficient on that day.