A teenage house help, Uduak Willy, who works with a family in Abia State, has jumped down from a two-storey building to evade punishment in the hands of her boss and his wife.
The 13-year-old girl resorted to taking the action after she had been beaten by her boss, Emeka Igwe and his wife, Aniekan.who accused her of stealing N500.
Abia State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Mr Vicent Ogu, said his men rescued the victim at Number 204 Niger Stone on Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway (near Ariaria Market, Aba), where Willy lives.
According to Ogu, the girl took the desperate action after she was accused of stealing N500 from the house and allegedly subjected to serious beating by Igwe and his wife.
He however, said, that Igwe, along with his mother-in-law, 50-year-old Christiana Godwin, were “arrested for their alleged involvement in child-trafficking, child-labour, domestic violence and attempted murder.”
He said that the command was alerted about the ugly incident by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Teenage Matters, Mrs Chinemenma Umesaka.
He also explained that Igwe was eventually lured out from his hiding and arrested by the Aba Divisional Officer, SP Uche Uduma, to face justice for his action.
Ogu said that the command later took the victim to the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, where she underwent a series of tests, including chest X-Ray, Abdomen Ultrasound and C.T Scan for the head, to ascertain if she suffered any internal injuries.
Narrating her experience, the victim said she took to her heels from the house and jumped down from the building to escape further beating by her boss.
Meanwhile, Igwe and his wife confirmed beating the teenager mercilessly upon the alleged #500 that was stolen.
The commandant, however, said the circumstances surrounding the process of her coming to Abia suggested “she might have been a victim of child trafficking.”
He said the case would be handed to the appropriate authorities for action.