Mrs. Esther Abgundu, a native of Gwer Local Government Area of Benue State has been arrested for inserting hot metal in her five-year-old niece’s vagina, burning her private parts for eating out of her daughter’s food.
Mrs. Abgundu, according to a petition by the Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPI) in the Catholic Diocese of Ekiti, had earlier peppered the girl’s private parts after beating her up in an incident that has drawn emotions.
The five-year-old girl, Aondoaver Sewuesi, the JDPI said the incident occurred on November 26th, 2017, saying, “the victim was babysitting the baby of the respondent (Mrs Abgundu) and in the course of feeding the baby, the victim took a spoon of the baby’s food and ate.”
The commission in the claim said: “This annoyed the respondent so much that she inserted pepper in her private parts. The respondent further put a knife in the fire and inserted the hot knife in the victim’s private part, and equally impressed the hot knife on the outer part of her private part. Still not satisfied, she was beaten mercilessly and urged not to cry aloud.”
JDPI said when it received the report of the incident, its officials visited the community as well as the traditional ruler, Oba Isaac Adetoyinbo Ajayi, saying “the Elejelu of Ijelu-Ekiti confirmed the report and further informed us that he has notified the Divisional Police officer of Ilupeju-Ekiti of the incident and the latter sent officers to arrest the respondent a day after the incidence was reported at the palace.”
