I don't understand how a human being not to talk of a mother will set another person's child on fire, and for what?! stealing meat from the pot...where ever this evil woman is, i hope she get all the horrible things coming to here, see the full story below:
Culled from Guardian:
EFFORTS by physicians to save the life of Miss Ita Bassey-Eno, a maid who was allegedly set ablaze by her boss Mrs. Nkese Iroakasi in Surulere area of Lagos, has proved abortive as Eno passed on at the weekend at the Burns and Trauma Unit of the Gbagada General Hospital.
Eno battled for life five days after she was rushed to the hospital.
Mrs. Iroakazi allegedly set her housemaid ablaze in Surulere, Lagos for stealing a piece of meat from the pot of soup last week.
Meanwhile, homicide investigators at the State’s Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba have swung into action and arrested the said mistress who is now in their custody.
Sources at the SCID told The Guardian that the matter would be fully investigated to the latter and the culprit brought to justice.
It would be recalled that the incident took place at Iroakasi’s home on No. 7 Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, after Eno rushed out of the apartment with fire on her body, apparently with an attempt to plunge into a gutter in order to quench the raging fire on her body. Unfortunately, her strength failed her as she was said to have collapsed before she could get to the gutter.
Although her mistress, a nurse at an undisclosed hospital in Surulere has denied the allegation at the Bode Thomas Police Station, she admitted that she reprimanded the girl for stealing a piece of meat from her pot of soup.
A resident who simply identified herself as Morakiyo told The Guardian: “ This is dehumanizing to say the least. I was just alighting from the bus last two weeks Saturday, when I saw people gathered in front of the building. When I got there, I saw that Ita, whom we all call Eno, was on the floor. Then, the flame had been put out. You needed to have seen the sight. Two men who attempted to carry her into a car could not because the skin at that time had peeled off. They had to get a neat slab, placed her on it and rushed her to the hospital. From what I gathered, the girl is barely one month old in Lagos. She was brought from her village in Akwa-Ibom last month alongside another girl called Happiness. Since then, none had seen either of them going to school.”
“We heard that while Happiness was in the sitting room, there was a cry from Ita in the kitchen and before she (Happiness) knew what was happening, Ita rushed out of the kitchen and straight to the road shouting for help. How could someone who has children of her own treat another’s like this? It was even the residents that alerted policemen who came to pick Mrs. Iroakazi”, Morakiyo said.
A doctor who spoke on condition of anonymity expressed fear at the victim’s condition, revealing that she suffered 95% burns. “ It will take a miracle for her to survive. In any case, we are trying all we can to ensure she gets back on her feet again and that I assure you will entail some surgeries because her private part is badly damaged. Presently she wears pampers and that area needs immediate surgery after the injuries would have healed”.
Eno was sighted with bandage all over her body, except her face and feet. When a nurse approached her to administer the day’s treatment, she groaned in pains.
The Lagos State Police spokesperson, Ngozi Braide, a Deputy Superintendent of police (DSP) said the suspect has been taken to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti Yaba for further investigation.
“According to Ngozi, “ I can confirm to you that the woman who is the prime suspect in the matter is with us at the SCID and we have started investigation into the matter.”
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