The Lagos State Government has arraigned a woman, Gift Igwe, who set her 10-year-old brother-in-law ablaze in Agunfoye area of Ikorodu, Lagos.

The boy, Chimobi, who has been taken into protective custody by the Lagos State Government, sustained extensive burn injuries on his back and arms.

Chimobi was set ablaze by the woman for misplacing his trousers and could not produce them when Gift demanded them from him.

The boy was reportedly rescued by residents of the community, who heard the cry of the boy and rushed him to hospital.

The Director of the Office of Public Defender, Mrs. Olubukola Salami, told Saturday PUNCHthat the boy is now in a children’s home.

Igwe, a nursing mother, was charged with assault causing grievous harm under Section 254 of the Criminal Code Laws of Lagos, 2011.

She has since been (Click on the link below to read more)
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