A woman,
seen in a viral video hurling an under aged maid to the ground in manner
depicting intent to kill, has disappeared.
The
incident, which happened in Enugu State, has left many social media users, who
watched the video nonplussed and outraged.
The maid
appears to be between ages four and five.
The Enugu
State Police Command, who is now in possession of the video, has launched
manhunt for the woman.
The seven
minute video shows the lady levying aggravated assault on the hapless maid. She
first grabbed the girl, raised her up and angrily hurled her to the ground.
While the child was still writhing in pain, she pounced and rained blows on
her.
Although the
identity of the woman is yet unknown, but her sister has been identified. The
incident in the viral video occurred after the woman, who is now on the run,
visited her sister who lives at New Haven Extension, Enugu.
When our
correspondent visited the residence, some people seen in the compound declined
giving information about the particular lady whose visiting sister was caught
on video maltreating her maid.
But when our
correspondent visited New Haven Police Station, one of the police officers said
that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) was not around. The policeman,
however, confirmed that the station had received a report about the video and
the woman’s brutality towards her maid.
The officer
informed our correspondent that a Human Right Activist, Barrister Daniel
Onyeonagu, brought the report following which police commenced investigation.
When
contacted on phone, the DPO, Adamu Garba, confirmed the receipt of the complaint,
saying; "We’re working with Good Samaritans who will help us to identify
the woman. We’re on it. We will get her soon.”
Onyeonagu
told our correspondent that he was at Eke Town in Udi Local Government Area of
Enugu State, along with some policemen and members of the town's vigilante men,
trying to track the country home of the husband of the sister to the woman that
committed the act.
He said that
the woman in question remains elusive and could only be identified through the
man from Eke, whose wife is a sister to the elusive culprit.
Onyeonagu
said they were yet to locate the family compound of the man, identified only as
Ejike, from a royal family.
He said he
had already contacted the landlord to the said Ejike at New Haven Extension
Residence in Enugu but that the landlord could only remember the first name and
not the surname which could have made it easier for him to track the Ejike down
in the village.
He however
informed our correspondent that police had already invited Ejike to the police
station on Monday (today).
He promised
to be at the police station and to follow the matter to ensure that the little
girl was rescued and the woman punished.
His words: "I've
just spoken with the landlord Mr. Emeka Oranezi. To a great extent, he assisted
me on how to trace the woman. The woman doesn't even live in the
yard. She came to visit her sister. The child she abused is her sister's house
help. Her sister is a lawyer married to Mr. Ejike from Eke in Udi Local Government
Area, Enugu State. Ejike, whose surname the landlord couldn't
remember, is from a Royal family in Eke."
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