Crime
Teenage Girl Chained By Her Mother, Rescued In Abia State
- Mother chains daughter over mental health status.
- Governor Ikpeazu’s wife takes custody of the victim, stating the mother’s claim is not enough for such action.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has rescued a teenage girl from Umuokoro Obinkita in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State who was found chained by the neck and limbs and locked away in their house by her mother.
EKO HOT BLOG gathered the rescue followed a tip-off and support from non-governmental organizations Vicar Hope Foundation and the Child Protection Network.
Abia NSCDC spokesman said the rescue was effected after 24 hours of surveillance mounted at the victim’s home.
The state commandant of the NSCDC has directed a thorough investigation of the incident.
In an interview with reporters, the mother claimed that her daughter had a mental challenge and she chained her to prevent her from wandering off.
Meanwhile, the wife of the governor Nkechi Ikpeazu, who runs the Vicar Hope Foundation. has been taken custody of the girl.
Mrs. Ikpeazu said her foundation took custody of the girl to facilitate expert psychiatric evaluation to ascertain her condition and provide treatment.
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Speaking through her chief press secretary Chika Ojiegbe, the governor’s wife said there was no excuse for her parent’s inhumane treatment meted to the teenager.
She said the girl’s parents should have sought medical help if they really had poor mental health.
The governor’s wife, who is also the chairman of the state action committee on gender-based violence, had ordered an investigation after online reports about the girl’s condition.
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