Woman Slashes Husband’s Niece with a Blade & Knife over Alleged Theft

A trader identified only as Iya Keji, has been declared wanted, for allegedly cutting her husband’s 12-year-old niece, Bose, with a blade, in different parts of her body.

According to The Point, the incident happened on Tuesday morning, on Tayo Kehinde Street, Egbeda, Lagos State, when Iya Keji, who is now at large, had woken up since 5am and begun beating the girl because she saw N20, belonging to her (Iya Ibeji), in her pocket, before inflicting deep cuts on her face and hands.

Iya Keji’s husband traveled abroad, five years ago, leaving her with their six-year-old daughter, Keji, and the victim. Bose is reported to be the suspect’s husband’s cousin and had been living with them before the husband left the country.

A neighbour, Opeoluwa Kazeem, who spoke with newsmen about the matter, said that the serious injuries sustained by the young girl from the blade and knife the woman used to ‘discipline’ her, made neighbours report the case at Afoka Police station in Egbeda.

”Iya Keji is not a human being. I cannot imagine that it is just because of the N20 the girl stole that made her to almost kill her. The woman had been beating this girl for hours in their room, and people were wondering what was happening, not until this morning when the girl came out and exposed her,” Kazeem said.

Tosin Babalola, another resident said that Iya Keji had also made an attempt to escape with the young girl when she realised the gravity of the crime she had committed.

”She took the girl and lied to her neighbours that she was going to a clinic with her. But neighbours forcefully took the girl from her before she absconded.”

It was also reported that the suspect had, for some time, denied Bose education as she was withdrawn from school and made to hawk shoes.

Confirming the incident, the Lagos state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, said that police had begun investigation into the case.

”Our men are currently investigating the case and the victim is in the hospital receiving treatment.”

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