Policeman’s wife batters 10-year-old niece over N30

A 38-year-old trader, Mrs. Caroline Akanwa, has been arrested by the Area C Police Command, Lagos State, for allegedly battering her niece, Chioma Uneneme.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Akanwa had in 2015 brought the 10-year-old from Okofia, Anambra State, to the Iponri Police Barracks, where she lived with her police husband and two children.

The victim was said to have assisted with the house chores, as well as the management of Akanwa’s recharge cards business.

Our correspondent was told that the suspect, however, always flogged Uneneme for every offence till her back was marred with sores.

On one of such occasions, the victim was said to have been battered for allegedly selling a recharge card of N1,000 for N970.

Uneneme’s teacher at St. Paul Primary School, Iponri, who discovered the scars, reportedly took her to a hospital for treatment.

The hospital management, however, insisted on a police extract before going ahead with the treatment.http://www.punchng.com/policemans-wife-batters-10-year-old-niece-n30/