Young maid allegedly brutalised by Her Madam

A woman and her husband have been accused of abusing their maid for picking foods from the dustbin in Ifite Awka, Anambra state.

It was gathered that the young girl identified as, Ukamaka, was seriously beaten, kicked, with scars all over her body from old and new wounds allegedly inflicted on her by her pregnant madam and the woman’s husband.

According to the resident, Prince Izu Agbo, who made the incident known to the public said, On 27th, March 2021, he heard a voice of the girl screaming from the adjacent compound Ifite Akwa-Anambra State, which was been beaten, kicked on every part of the body by the alleged care-giver

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Prince said, he went to intervene when the beating wouldn’t stop, when he asked the reason for the beating, the caregiver reportedly said it’s because the girl picked food from the dustbin.

Prince Izu Agbo said he then inquired from the maid, who looks no older than 10 years old, and she said her madam starves her while feeding her children in her presence, yet expects her to do most of the chores in the house. Due to hunger, she resorted to picking food from the trash.

He added that when he saw the girl, her face and clothes were covered in blood, with the heartless calling the little girl all sorts of names like a witch.

He furthermore said the caregiver and her husband inflicted their maid with scares and injuries, adding that Ukamaka was brought to Ifite Anambra by her boss during the lockdown with the promise she will be enrolled in school, for up to a year she has not been enrolled in school.

He said the case was reported to the police and it’s now being handled by the B Division of the Anambra State Police Command.