For stealing what she described as the biggest chunk of meat
in a pot of soup, a food vendor, simply identified as Mama Jennifer, at the
weekend chopped off a finger of one of her maids around Akuose New Layout
Ibuso/Asaba axis of Delta State, a 10-year-old known as Ndozi.
Reports said that residents of the area rushed to the scene
by the cry of the teenager.
The matter has been reported to the police in the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP
Celestina Kalu, disclosed that the suspect, a mother of four children is
currently helping the police at the state CID with more information on what led
to the incident.
Upon interrogation, she admitted to the inhuman treatment
meted out on the maid, adding that she was provoked when it was discovered that
the maid stole from the pieces of meat in the Nsalla soup leaving her with no
option than to chop-off her finger with the knife she was holding.
According to DSP Kalu, the victim was taken to a private
hospital where she is currently receiving treatment, adding that two young men
who beat up the suspect to a pulp after the incident had also been arrested for
taking the laws into their hands.
She said that the police will do everything possible for
justice to take its course, adding that the popular stopover restaurant has
been deserted for fear of the unknown.
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