Woman batters 10-year-old girl, flees over N100 puff-puff
The police in Lagos State are on the trail of a woman, Alhaja Mariam, accused of brutalising a 10-year-old girl identified simply as Victory.
It was learnt that Victory who works for the suspect at a POS centre attracted the wrath of her madam after she used N100 to buy bun, popularly known as puffpuff.
Recounting her ordeal to the police, Victory said she got the beating of her life after her madam discovered that she used her N100 to buy bun because she was hungry.
Victory said, “On arrival, my madam demanded to know what I did with the N100. I told her that I bought puff-puff with it because I was hungry. She then started beating me and later put a kitchen knife in the fire and placed it on my back.”
Investigation by out reporter revealed that the incident occurred on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Lakwe, in Ibeju Lekki.
It was gathered that the suspect was arrested and detained at the Elemoro police station but was later released.
The police at Elemoro claimed that the suspect was allowed to go because she was pregnant and had a baby to take care of.
Neighbours who are worried by the twist in the incident and the alleged bias on the part of the police are urging the Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alade, to step into the matter to ensure justice come the way of the girl.
Spokesman of the police in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, revealed that the police had ordered the arrest of the fleeing suspect, saying, “Be sure that by the time she is arrested she would be made to face the wrath of the law.”