Kennedy-Ohanenye stated that the suspect, believed to be a lawyer, has been evading authorities since the incident.
Mrs Adachukwu
Kukelu Okafor who burnt the private parts and body of her 10-years-old maid has
been declared wanted..
Recall that
the incident happened in Anambra state with a video of the n3ked little girl
with burns all over her body including her buttocks, private area, body, and
face.
Minister of
Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye made the declaration at a press conference
on Monday, February 12, in Abuja.
Kennedy-Ohanenye
stated that the suspect, believed to be a lawyer, has been evading authorities
since the incident.
According to
her, she has changed her contact information but continues to post on social
media, asserting that no action will be taken against her.
The Minister
said: “I decided the keep quiet on the issue of Mrs Adachukwu Kukelu Okafor who
burnt the private parts and body of her 10years old househelp with a hot knife
and hot iron in Anambra state. I kept quiet because I thought it would have
been solved by now but since it hasn’t, I have decided to wage into the issue.
“Some people
wonder why the Women’s Affairs ministry always wages into issues but it is
within my purview to get involved in anything that concerns women and children
across the nation. So I will not listen anymore but would wage into any issue
that concerns women and children across the country.
“With the
President, we have right now, it’s time for Nigerians to fight for their rights
and it can only happen with a President that listens and I don’t want Nigerians
to miss out. So I am declaring Adachukwu Kukelu Okafor wanted.
“Please
Nigerians, go out there, search for this woman, bring her out and hand her over
to any police station. The Women’s Affairs Ministry is offering Two Million
naira (N2 million) to anyone who finds her, hands her over to the police, helps
the police in her capture or provides the information to the Women’s Affairs
Ministry.
“We need the
woman urgently because the girl is in pain and in the hospital, it could be
your child or relative tomorrow so let’s not fold our hands.
“In a couple
of days, this ministry would make a pronouncement on taking househelp that are
less than 18 years, we are going to put a stop to it and need whistleblowers to
give us information. Nigeria already has a law against taking underage maids,
so we intend to implement it.
“Nigerians can
also come to us and report such cases or cases of people who withhold other
people’s wages or money and you would see immediate action.”
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