By Police Arrests 24-Year- Old Woman who Detained Boy in Dog Kennel In Viral Video
Ayodeji Dedeigbo
Police detectives from the Gender Unit of Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Onyinye Mbadike, 24yrs, of No 7 Trimnell Street, Aguda for assault and child abuse.
Onyinye was arrested following a viral video on the social media showing the suspect torturing a small boy identified as Chibike EziAmaka, 10years old of same address.
The video also showed the suspect locking the boy up in a dog’s kennel, sharing space with dogs. The video was widely condemned by well-meaning Nigerians.
BlackBox Nigeria gathered that the Commissioner of Police Lagos State, CP Zubairu Muazu more ni ordered the Gender Unit of the Command to identify the Woman in the video, rescue the child and make the suspect face the full weight of the law.
The Domestic and Sexual Response Team (DSVRT), Alausa Ikeja also added its voice to the call for investigation with a petition addressed to the Commissioner of Police to that effect. The Gender Unit traced the suspect to Chumpe Liquor Store, Surulere and her residence at Aguda.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana told BlackBox Nigeria that the Boy has been rescued and taken to a secured shelter.
The suspect now in police net admitted that she is the one on the viral video flogging the child with a belt, but she denied locking the survivor in a cage with dogs. That she only locked him in an empty dog kennel where bags are kept. She claimed to have locked up the Boy for a few hours before bringing him out. She alleged that the Boy took a hot drink in their refrigerator and was misbehaving. That the suspect smashed the side mirror of her Toyota Camry with stone which made her detain him in the dog kennel.
Investigation revealed that the survivor lost his parents and was brought to Lagos in 2012 from Anambra State by the Mother of the Suspect along with his two siblings. The suspect and the survivor are cousins. The suspect’s mother is the elder sister of the survivor’s father. The suspect will be charged to Court. The Command reiterated its commitment towards protecting the rights of children and other vulnerable members of the society from all forms of violence and abuses.
