Woman, two-yearold son detained over husband’s debt

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A police sergeant attached to Ladipo Police Post in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos has detained a mother and her two-year-old son over her husband’s inability to pay his debt.

The policeman, Jonathan, detained the two year-old boy and his mother because her husband, Gibson Ukeje, owed a company some money.
The little boy, Emmanuel Ukeje and his mum, Uju Ukeje were arrested and detained for two days because police couldn’t locate Gibson. Uju said: “On January 4, 2016, my son and I were in my restaurant at Egbeda when policemen, led by one Sergeant Jonathan came there and ordered everyone to get out.
He locked up my restaurant. I pleaded with him to tell me my offence. The sale’s representative lady from the company, who supplied goods to my husband, stepped out. She said she was the one who ordered for my arrest because my husband couldn’t be reach.”
Uju, who said she knew her husband owed the company money, said it was never her husband’s intention to delay payment. She said: “My husband was robbed; that was why he couldn’t repay the company. All the food in my restaurant got spoilt on that fateful day.
When we got to the station, the policeman threatened to take my baby away from me. He later took my baby, gave him to someone and locked me up. I wasn’t released until my husband paid the company.” Uju alleged that she and her baby were detained for two days without food.