From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
Gov Yahaya Bello
Khadija Dauda, the woman who alleged poured hot water on her 14-year old sister, Zainab Buba is currently in detention at the Police Force Headquarters in Lokoja.
The Kogi State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Fatima Kabir Buba disclosed this in a statement made available to Newsmen in Lokoja on Friday.
The commissioner said that the victim according to government findings lost her mother some years back and had been undergoing endless torture from her step-siblings.
She hinted that hopefully after police investigation, Khadija Dauda will be charged to court next week.
Hajia Buba noted that, the accused carried out the act when she had misunderstanding with her step-sister, thereby causing severe burns on the girl.
The commissioner described the incident as wicked and inhuman, assuring that the ministry under her leadership will ensure justice for the 14-year old Zainab Dauda.
She added that the wife of the state governor, Hajiya Rashida Bello who supervises her ministry will leave no stone unturned to ensure that any individual engaging in child battering, molestation of the girl child, child trafficking and other heinous acts will be made to face the full wrath of the law.
“This is total wickedness. How would a reasonable person pour hot water on her fellow human being? The Kogi State Government won’t condone this brutality. We are going to follow this case to a logical conclusion and ensure that Zainab Dauda gets justice,” She stated.
The commissioner said that several parts of Zainab’s body were badly scalded as a result of the hot water poured on her body, which is been treated by the Ministry.
