Residents Rescue 12-Year-Old Househelp “Bought” For N15,000, Seen Eating From a Dustbin

 

A 12-year-old house help, named Esther, has been rescued from Mrs Makinde, who is said to have allegedly maltreated her in the Akowonjo area of Lagos State.

According to the NGO, Initiative for the Downtrodden, Makinde was alleged to have paid N15,000 for the girl from a friend and was allegedly started maltreating and depriving her of basic amenities.

The NGO President, Peacemaker Onoja, said his organisation received a distress call on Thursday, from residents of the area in Egbeda to come to the rescue of the girl who was seen eating from a dustbin.

“The woman told us she got the girl from a friend of hers, Iya Tutu. Instead of making efforts to connect the woman with us, she was busy begging and trying to see how the matter will die down. She told us she paid N15,000 to get the girl, and that she doesn’t know the girl’s origin.

She said they brought the girl from somewhere in Ogun State and she had never met the parents of the girl. She doesn’t even know the surname of the girl,” he told Sahara Reporters.

The girl was victim has been immediately taken to the hospital for treatment while Mrs. Makinde denies ever maltreating her, claims the child is seek.

A 12-year-old house help, named Esther, has been rescued from Mrs Makinde, who is said to have allegedly maltreated her in the Akowonjo area of Lagos State.

According to the NGO, Initiative for the Downtrodden, Makinde was alleged to have paid N15,000 for the girl from a friend and was allegedly started maltreating and depriving her of basic amenities.

The NGO President, Peacemaker Onoja, said his organisation received a distress call on Thursday, from residents of the area in Egbeda to come to the rescue of the girl who was seen eating from a dustbin.

“The woman told us she got the girl from a friend of hers, Iya Tutu. Instead of making efforts to connect the woman with us, she was busy begging and trying to see how the matter will die down. She told us she paid N15,000 to get the girl, and that she doesn’t know the girl’s origin.

She said they brought the girl from somewhere in Ogun State and she had never met the parents of the girl. She doesn’t even know the surname of the girl,” he told Sahara Reporters.

The girl was victim has been immediately taken to the hospital for treatment while Mrs. Makinde denies ever maltreating her, claims the child is seek.