Taiwo Jimoh
A 35-year-old mother of two, Mabel Prince has
been arrested for allegedly locking her housemaid inside a toilet at the Baruwa
Estate area of Lagos State.
Prince was said to have locked the girl
inside the toilet and headed out to church.
The 14-year-old housemaid girl was rescued by
the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), in charge of Ipaja Police Station. It was
gathered that the DPO had to break the door before being able to rescue the
girl.
According to neighbours, the mistress was
fond of locking the housemaid in the toilet whenever she was going out.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal
Imohimi, who paraded the suspect yesterday at the police headquarters disclosed
that police went after the woman, when she once again on November,4, locked the
girl inside the toilet as usual and went to church.
Imohimi said: "Based on the complaints,
the DPO of Ipaja Police Station visited the house at Baruwa Estate, forced the
door open and rescued the girl. During interrogation, the victim told me that
since she had been living with her madam, she had been subjected to different
forms of maltreatment.”
Imohimi said that on closer examination of the
maid, it was discovered that wounds of various forms were all over her body. He
called on parents to be vigilant and careful in handing over their children to
other people.”
Prince, who spoke with our correspondent
said: “My action towards the girl was in good faith. On the fateful day of the
incident when we woke up, I asked her to get prepared so that we could go to church
earlier. I didn’t know what she went into the toilet to do. After waiting for
long, I went into the toilet to check and saw her not doing anything relevant.
Out of annoyance, I spanked her for trying to avoid going to church.”
Prince further said: “In order to punish her
for her action, I locked her inside the toilet and went to church. It was when
I returned from church that I was told my neighbor, Abigail had reported to the
mater to policemen from Ipaja Police Station. I was thereafter arrested and
brought to the command for questioning."
In another development, a Niger Republic national,
Lukman Haruna was also arrested on November 2, for allegedly defiling a
10-year-old girl by poking his fingers into her private part.
The matter was later made know to the
police by o Mrs Alabi when she saw bloodstains on the girl’s genital region.
The CP however said that both suspects would
be charged to court as soon as possible to serve as deterrent to others planning
to commit such act.
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