A woman, Sakirat Attah, 25, has
been arrested by the police at Elemoro Division, Lekki, Lagos, southwest
Nigeria, for severely scalding her son’s face. The petty trader who resides at
Abijo village in Ibeju Lekki, allegedly carried out the dastardly act while
punishing little Daniel for licking their neighbour’s soup.
Sakirat also used a broken bottle
to stab Daniel in the head during her fit of anger and he sustained a deep cut
in the head. According to the police, the boy’s neighbours rescued him from the
mother and quickly rushed him to a nearby hospital because he had lost a lot of
blood.