According to Nigerian Vnaguard Policemen at Bode
Thomas division of Lagos State command, Tuesday, arrested a woman who
allegedly set her 11-year-old house maid ablaze in Surulere area of
Lagos, for stealing a piece of meat from her pot of soup.
The maid identified as Ita Bassey-Eno who
reportedly escaped death by the whiskers, is currently at the Burns and
Trauma Centre of the Gbadaga General Hospital, with doctors battling to
save her life.Although her mistress, a staff nurse at an undisclosed
hospital in Surulere, Mrs Nkese Iroakazi, reportedly denied the
allegation at the police station, the ailing girl was said to have
managed to state that she allegedly poured kerosene on her before
striking a stick of matches to set her on fire.
The incident, as gathered, occurred last
Saturday 27TH July 2013 at 7, Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, after Ita
rushed out of the apartment with fire on her, apparently in an attempt
to plunge into a gutter. Unfortunately, she reportedly fell before she
could get to the gutter.One of the residents was said to have succeeded
in putting out the fire with the aid of a fire extinguisher, before she
was rushed to the hospital.Eyewitness account, a resident who simply
identified herself as Morakinyo told Vanguard:
“I was just alighting from the bus when I saw
people gathered in front of the building. When I got there, I saw Ita
whom we all call Eno on the floor. Then, the flame had been put out.“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 slab, placed her on it and
rushed her to the hospital. From what I gathered, the girl has spent
barely one month in Lagos before the incident.“She was brought from her
village in Akwa Ibom State last month alongside another girl called
Happiness. Since then, we have not 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.”95% burns
When Vanguard visited the hospital, Tuesday, a
doctor who spoke on condition of anonymity expressed fear about the
victim’s condition, revealing that she suffered 95 per cent 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.
When a nurse approached her to administer the day’s treatment, she groaned in pains.As at 3 p.m yesterday, police sources told Vanguard that the suspect would be transferred to the state Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba for further investigation.
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