The Lagos State
Police Command has arrested one Mrs Aminot Otun, for roasting the right hand of her
seven-year-old step-son, Awwal Otun, last Thursday. Awwal’s hand was roasted for adding drops of liquid disinfectant to his bath water...
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| Awwal Otun |
According to
Ngozi, “On July 11, 2013, Awwal was rushed to the Randle General
Hospital, Mother and Child Centre, Gbaja, at about 6:30pm after a
distress call from witnesses.
“He sustained serious injuries from fire burns inflicted on him by the step-mother who is now in police custody. “At the hospital,
we requested to see the welfare officer who we were told had closed for
the day but after narrating our mission to one of the staff she referred
us to the chief matron. The chief matron issued an emergency card to
the boy and directed him to see the doctor. “The doctor,
however, refused to attend to the boy, because according to her, the
hospital did not have enough space to accommodate the boy, as he would
need admission for intensive care.
“We pleaded with
the doctor to at least administer some first aid on the boy but she
refused. We went back to the chief matron who told us after consulting
with the doctor that Surulere General Hospital (Mother and Child Centre)
does not have the facility to deal with such cases. They said our best
chance would be to go to Ikeja General Hospital. “We eventually left
in disappointment and went to a private hospital in Mushin, close to
the juvenile centre, where he got immediate attention and was treated
free of charge. The boy said he
added small quantity of Izal disinfectant to his bath water and his step
mother got angry and put his hand on a burning stove since Sunday and
he was not taken to hospital till Thursday when neighbours called the
Lagos State Child Protection Network who mobilised the JWC Alakara to
rescue him.
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