The police have arrested a woman, identified only as Bassey, for allegedly inserting a stick of broom dipped in pepper into the private parts of a nine-year-old boy, identified as Promise, in the Ebute-Meta area of Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Bassey had accused the victim, who was her nephew, of stealing N2,000.

Forcing him to confess to the crime, the mother of four allegedly resorted to the extreme measure.

Neighbours, who had reportedly observed the continuous abuse of Promise, reported the case to the police at the Iponri division.

Promise was said to have been taken to a hospital, where the stick of broom was removed.

Our correspondent gathered that officials of the Lagos State Office of the Public Defender had taken the victim to a government shelter.

A neighbour, who did not want to be identified, said Promise had been living with Bassey on Ashaka Street for the past five years, adding that his parents were late.

He said, “Promise is the son of Bassey’s elder sister. His mother brought him to live with her so she could assist him with his education.

“The boy was formerly in a private public school, but he was withdrawn immediately his mother died. His father is also late. Since that time, she turned him into an errand boy.

“I have known the boy for three years now and can categorically say that he is always being maltreated.

“There was a time the guardian beat him up and tortured him with a needle. She starved the boy for three days.

“On another occasion, she sent the boy out of the house in the night and left him outside till daybreak.”

He added that despite having four children from different men, Bassey had never maltreated her own kids.

Another tenant said matters got to a head on Wednesday, January 4, when the suspect allegedly inserted a stick of broom which had been dipped in pepper into Promise’s penis for allegedly stealing N2,000.

He said, “She said she was looking for N2,000 and accused the boy of stealing it. She beat him up with a stick and used red pepper to rub his whole body. The boy was screaming, yet she did not stop.

“After that, she inserted a stick of broom, dipped in Cameroon pepper, into the boy’s private parts.

“We could not bear it again and we reported the abuse to the police at the Iponri division. She was arrested and is still in police custody.”

The tenant said some relatives of the suspect had been threatening to deal with them for reporting the case to the police.

The Director of the OPD, Mrs. Salami Olubukola, confirmed that Promise had been taken into custody.

She said, “It is absolutely shocking how adults mete out extreme punishment to kids for minor offences. How can one justify inserting a stick of broom into the private parts of a boy? What if the broom had broken inside the boy’s private parts? He would have been damaged for life.

“No matter the offence, adults must learn to control their temper when dealing with children. I hope she can reflect on her wicked actions and change while in detention.”

Olubukola said the agency would intensify campaign to reduce child abuse in the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident, adding that the suspect had been remanded in prison.

“I confirm the case. The suspect has been charged to court and remanded in custody,” she said.

Source: http://punchng.com/lagos-trader-tortures-nine-year-old-boy-stealing/

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Wicked act...See more photos

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the lady, looking so innocent

Some people are just heartless.

what?

The fact that its even a "Woman" (mother) is even more heart wrenching

Ps-She deserves the "Stubborn Xena treatment"(i would have described it but i dont want to spoil 2017 for yall)

what do you expect from a woman that has children from different men, she is heartless and wicked. But please be mercyfull on her by just sending her to jail for 50 years!!!

omg how painful!!!! I just .... kaiii!!!

Jesus Christ Her own nephew?? I'm very sure she will not suspect her bastard children even for a millisecond.

Nobody else can care for a child than the parents that intentionally had the child.

My eyes are getting moisty

pple tell me why is that nigeria woman are too wicked when they are nt d one that give birth to the child

She is a heartless being

Nawao

Some people don't deserve to be called human being, even animals are better than some people.

I've never been a fan of torturing or aggressive physical punishment. Most tyms it just breeds timidity and increases stubbornness levels.

Bleep her

My children will not live with anyone whether I get money or not...

shit!!! i wish i had the power to change the world

when that boy grows up with a violent tendency and temperament against the opposite sex, a lot of people will shout "crucify him" without knowing the root cause of his behavior.. as long as there are madams like this in Nigeria, domestic violence will never stop..because violence is an unending cycle.. even the scripture says it that " violence begets violence "....if we are serious of stopping domestic violence, then we must start from the root of it all...

barbaric

Fear women before the Devil!!


Infact tell the devil to wait first...after u have feared the woman u will now see u no longer need to fear the devil!!


U will even curse the devil for being a Learner!!

Flat-heads again!

divicode:
Flat-heads again!

if not from east. Then it has to be from the west. Corrupt tribes.

oh

Women are not only victims of domestic violence they are sometimes the aggressor

chuose2:

These are not Yorubas

Afonjas again

inhuman

sweetestever:
shit!!! i wish i had the power to change the world

You can start by reporting any case of child abuse. #08008008001 #childhelpline

And I know Dasuki is not going through such torture and neither did any of the people that stole billions of Naira yet some delusional gullible fellows will say they should be released.

How can she reflect on what she did to the boy when pepper is not inserted in that four-man-owned public-part of hers.