The Plateau police command has rescued a 17-year-old girl
reportedly locked up by her aunt in Jos, the state capital.
According to NAN, Grace Pam, National Human Rights
Commission (NHRC) coordinator in Plateau, said the girl was rescued in Rikkos
area of Jos North LGA.
Pam said the victim was brought to live with her aunt after
her grandmother, who was taking care of her, became sick.
“The commission received information from an anonymous
complainant that the girl was locked up on the balcony of a house by her aunt,”
she said.
“She was living with
her grandmother before she came to the aunt’s house, because the grandmother
took ill and could not continue to care for her.
“The complainant alleged that the aunt travelled for close
to a week and left the girl without food.
“Investigation revealed that the girl was truly malnourished
and had scars on her hands, neck, and other parts of her body. The marks
resulted from incessant beatings she received from her aunt.
“The matter was
reported to the police where the aunt’s statement was taken upon return from
her trip.
“The girl has been provided with temporary shelter until she
recovers.
“We also found out that the orphan girl was never allowed to
go out, but was locked up in the house and not fed.
“She has been taken to hospital by one of our partners to
ensure proper medical care.”
The NHCR coordinator expressed concern over the recent surge
in cases of assault against minors, adding that “as we speak, there is a case
of another victim, a nine-year-old girl, who came to stay with her aunt barely
two months ago”.
“We had to rescue her on Thursday from her aunt; she beats
her mercilessly, but thank God, she did not get her blind but got her injured
in the eye,” she added.
“We took her to the hospital on Friday with scars resulting
from serous beating.
“When our staff went there, she was locked up in a zinc
house where the aunt keeps her goats.
“The girl is looking
forward to going back to her parents.”
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