Nneamaka Nwachuku, a Microbiologist who works with a Research institute in Vom, Jos South local government area of Plateau State has reportedly tortured an 11-year-old girl, who lives with her to death.
The victim Margaret Joshua an indigene of Kebbi State was fleeing from insecurity in her community before some supposed helper brought her to Jos to serve as a maid in the Nwachukwu’s home.
NigeriaCrime.com learned that all through the period Margaret Joshua lived in Nneamaka’s household she wasn’t enrolled in school.
It was gathered that after a recent beating, Margaret was forced to sit in a container with hot water which burnt her buttocks leading to her death in the hospital on Monday.
According to the Plateau State Coordinator of the National Human Rights Commission, Mrs Grace Pam whose office is following up on the case based on the number of scars and wounds on the victim’s body, her guardians must have subjected her to a series of torture during the period that she stayed with the family.”
Grace Pam revealed that on Monday a staff in the hospital notified us of an 11-year-old girl who was seriously beaten and injured by her guardian, Mrs. Nneamaka Nwachukwu in Vom. The girl had scars and burns on her body.”
“We were told that she was taken to Mandela hospital in Kaduna Vom before she was referred to come to Jos.
Denying the allegations, the mother of two, Nneamaka Nwachuku who is currently in police custody said, Margaret fell into hot water and ran out of the house after the incident for almost 24hrs.
She however said, “I have been beating the victim because she used to masturbate. I was punishing her so she could stop. I don’t know what used to come over me because I feel bad anytime I beat the child.”
It was however gathered that a neighbour saw the traumatised victim on the street and took her to the Police station at Kaduna Vom, who then took the girl to the hospital before calling the attention of her guardian.
NigeriaCrime.com also gathered that this was not the first time the Nwachukwus would assault the girl as the Police had earlier warned them against maltreating the girl and asked them to return the girl to her parents. The supposed guardians have not met the girl’s parents who are in Kebbi State but are said to have been speaking with them on phone.
Meanwhile, the case has been transferred from the Police Station in Kaduna Vom to the Police Headquarters in Jos as investigations continue.