The civil servant said, “The victim’s mother and I live in the same compound on Danjuma Street. “Neighbours tried to rescue the girl from the mother, but what they saw was very bad; there was blood on the victim’s body. Apparently, the mother was teaching her daughter the numerals but when the victim could not recite them, the mother started beating her with a stirring rod. We mobilised child protection officers to the victim’s home and by the time we got there, the woman and her husband had absconded. The victim’s mother will be charged to court as soon as investigation into the case is completed.”Copyright PUNCH.

Source: Punch February 11, 2019 00:33 UTC