Egemba was arrested in Owerri for allegedly scalding the buttocks and body of his 12-year-old maid, Chimkamso Ekeocha, with a pressing iron for riding his children’s bicycle.
In a petition to the CP, Onyekanma, described the act as “child abuse, infliction of grievous bodily harm and inhuman treatment”.
Describing the minor as his constituent, the lawmaker said his office would collaborate with the police in ensuring that the victim got justice.
The petition read in part, “This gruesome act amounts to child abuse, infliction of grievous bodily harm and inhuman treatment frowned at by Part 4 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Child Rights Law, and Criminal Code Act of Nigeria.
“Chikamso Ekeoha, who has been admitted at the Specialist Hospital, Umuguma, hails from Ubomiri in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area which I represent at the Imo state House of Assembly.
“Consequently, I urge you most respectfully to use your good offices to investigate and prosecute the suspect accordingly and ensure that the minor, Chikamso, gets justice.”
Also, the state chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists has called on the state government and the police to ensure that the minor got justice.
The state chairperson of NAWOJ, Vivian Otti, who spoke when led some members of the association to visit the victim at the hospital, said that they would work to ensure that the girl got justice.
