Woman accused of torturing five-year-old

A woman, Mrs. Esther Abgundu, a native of the Gwer Local Government Area of Benue State, has been accused of inserting a hot knife in her five-year-old niece’s private parts.

According to a petition by a non-governmental organisation, the Justice Development and Peace Commission of the Ekiti Catholic Diocese, the act was carried out on November 26.

The petitioner said it was informed that the offence of the victim was that she ate the food of the suspect’s baby.

The petition read in part, “On November 26, 2017, the victim was babysitting the baby of the respondent (Abgundu) and in the course of feeding the baby, the victim ate a spoon of the baby’s food.

“This annoyed the respondent and she inserted pepper into her niece’s private parts.

“The respondent further put a knife in the fire and inserted the hot knife into the victim’s private parts. She also beat up the girl and told her not to cry.”