A woman in Lagos, Esther Bello has been arrested by police officers after she allegedly slashed her housemaid simply identified as Titi
According to The Punch, the incident happened on Thursday, September 24 at Akinsanmi Street, Obanikoro Estate of the state. At about 1am, Titi ran out of the house with a bleeding hand and explained to neighbours that her boss had cut her hand with a broken dish. The neighbours met Bello and tried to inquire why she had brutalised her maid but it was reported that she ignored them. The girls returned to the house afterwards.
It was reported that the neighbours went back to the house by 7am to check on Titi only to discover to their dismay that the wound had not been attended to. The 13 year old maid was still given house chores to do.
The neighbours reported the matter to officers at Pedro Police Division who went to the house to make formal inquiry. However, Bello told the officers that the maid was no longer with her and had gone with a friend to Igbogbo area of Ikorodu. The police did not believe the story and returned with a search warrant. A search through the house revealed that the maid had been hidden in a room, still bleeding. She was rushed to a hospital for treatment while Bello was arrested.
Titus Edgar, one of the neighbours said they were outside when the teenaged maid ran out bleeding.
He said: “We did not sleep early on Wednesday; we were still outside in a bar in the area till 2am. At about 1.30am, we saw the maid run out of the house, while blood was streaming from her hand.
“We observed that the hand was cut deep in three places, and the girl told us that her boss had threatened to kill her if she raised the alarm. When the woman came later, we asked her what was the matter, but she refused to say anything.
“By morning, some of us went back to the house to check what had become of the girl. When we got to the house, the girl was still bleeding and mopping the floor.
“We felt this was unfair and that was when we went to report to the police. When the police arrived, she told them that the girl had run out and was in Ikorodu.
“That was when we began to comb her house before discovering the maid.”
Another neighbour said Bello had a maid who fled the house a year ago possibly due to the treatment she got from her boss.
The welfare of Titi has been taken up by Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team.
The use of teenagers, especially those who come from other countries is considered a form of child trafficking. A female kidnapper was nabbed in Abuja for taking and selling children.
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