A woman has burnt her 16-year-old niece with a hot pressing iron following allegations that she had sex with their landlady’s son on Ogunjirin Street in the Ketu, area of Lagos State.
The victim, Bimpe Badmus, was pinned down by two of her aunt’s friends, Khadijah and Iya Daniel, before the woman burnt her on several parts of her body.
According to The Nation, Badmus was said to have confessed to sleeping with the landlady’s son.
Narrating the incident, an eyewitness whose identity was not disclosed, explained that the victim was severely beaten and chased out of the house.
He said: “They all live in the same compound. It was Khadijah that told Bimpe’s aunt that she was sleeping with the landlady’s son. Khadijah brought the hot iron from her room and gave it to Miss Badmus’ aunt while she and Iya Daniel held her neck. It was when they chased her out that the neighbours rescued her.
“The annoying thing is that it is not as if these married women are clean. I don’t know why they did that to her. It was when residents couldn’t stand the horrible situation that they took them to Ketu police.”
Mr Fatai, who said he is Miss Badmus’ distant brother, said: “When I got to the police station to see Bimpe, I was sad because the sight was horrible. My sister (Bimpe) was writhing in pains and when I asked the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) to release her for treatment, he refused. I asked the aunt if she was under a spell to have gone this far because it won’t stop her from having an affair. This is cruel.”
An elder sister to the landlady’s son, Tope Abimbola, said: “Even before they were taken to the police station, she was in pain. I thought she was going to die. I quickly went to a nearby pharmacy to get an ointment to relief her of the pains. It is really painful. She has been admitted at the General Hospital, Ikeja and she is responding to treatment.”
On her part, the victim denied the allegations that she had sex with the landlady’s son in question and prayed that she recovers from the burns injures soonest.
She said: “He has never slept with me. I am really in pains. I can’t even go home because I don’t know what will happen. While they tortured me, they kept asking so many questions. I pray God heals me fast.”
Meanwhile, Khadijah’s husband, whose dentty was only given as Jimoh, said h e was not surprised because his wife had been problematic.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Offcer, DSP Patricia Amadin, said the women had been arrested and will be charged to court as soon as investigations are completed.
