Child Abuse? Mum Locks Kids at Home & Leaves for Work With the Keys Every Day
Read the details below as shared by Journalist, Seun Oloketuyi, who claims to be a neighbour to the family.
I want you guys to analyse these two pictures (above) very well, it’s been bothering me but I don’t know what to do.
THIS is where I live in Onitsha, and this pic is my neighbour’s flat, we share the ground floor.
The mother of the house is a teacher who teaches in Ebonyi state and leaves Onitsha everyday to Ebonyi. She has 5 kids,12, 6, 3, 2 and 1 year respectively.
She travels with the one year old everyday and locks the rest at home..she goes out with the key..so the 12 year old is the one I circled in the pic, I came home for lunch now and I saw the boy crying there, his mom locked him in that place and locked the younger ones in the house, ofc she took the keys ..Prior to this time,she used to lock them all in the house, but the 12 year old will scale thru the toilet window which is the no 1 picture, go out and leave his younger ones in the house from morning till night. Yesterday, his mom came bk around 4pm, earlier than expected and he didn’t come bk till 7pm..that’s what prompted her to leave him in the mini cell with no food or water.. Firstly , I think locking kids in the house is a bad idea.
Secondly, I don’t know what to think, how to advise her and all coz she needs help.. A 12 year old boy scaling? His younger ones are watching, what do u think will happen?
Very bad idea and very dangerous. What if something happens? A fire or one convulses how will they get out or seek help? This woman needs to know what she is doing is very wrong. She’s endangering the lives of her kids daily.
nawa o, what is this naa? is ur work better than ur kids welfare?
this woman needs to be told the truth,this act of hers is very bad
What some women do to make a living, pitiable state
1. Are these children not supposed to be in school?
2. Have you spoken with the mother about this?
3. In a more developed country, those children will be taken away by the govt. But in Nigeria, if u report it the best is that the children will be taken to remand home where their lot will not necessarily be better.
4. Locking children in, is not necessarily child abuse depending on age, the reason why and depending on what provisions you have outlined for them in case of an emergency.
What if they play and someone gets injured in the process,how do they get help?What if fire starts,how do they get help?Even if someone comes to help,breaking down the door or protectors would pose a problem.Very dangerous
I don’t get this, where’s this woman’s husband, doesn’t she have relatives? friends? or whoever that can take care of these kids? This is so dangerous and risky.
Lord have mercy
this is very dangerous na
This is too bad. I feel for those kids
This is way out of human reasoning. Please alert social welfare or the police.
Hmmmn, Na wah ooo
Hmmm, people get yeye mind sha. All bcoz of money?
Sad n dangerous
Some women shaaaa