A 14-year-old girl identified as Ijeoma Nwafor a maid has survived after her guardian allegedly pushed her down from a four-storeys building in Anambra State.
According report, the incident occurred in Awada, in Onitsha, Anambra State.
According to a source, the girl, Ijeoma Nwafor, is a housemaid for a woman named Nnenna Onwant to, who used to beat her at every opportunity.
It was gathered that Ijeoam survived the fall and is currently being treated in an undisclosed hospital in Onitsha.
One of the resident said that “They live on the fourth floor of a house in Awada, and she was beating her on Saturday when she ran out of the house, and in a bid to escape, she jumped down from the four-storey and landed on the fence, fitted with security wires
“She, however, survived as she was pulled out by some residents of the area and was promptly rushed to the hospital for medical attention.”
Meanwhile, the state police have confirmed the incident and stated that the woman has been arrested.
The state police command’s spokesperson, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga who confirmed the incident said that contrary to the confirmation from sources in the area, the girl was pushed down by her guardian and tagged it a case of attempted murder.
Ikenga said: “The Anambra State Police Operatives at about 4pm on 2/7/2022 have arrested one Mrs Onwanna Nnenna (F) aged 29yrs old from Nando, Anambra East in a case of attempted murder that happened at Otu street, Awada, Onitsha.
“Preliminary information shows that the victim, one Miss Ijeoma Nwafor (F), 14year old, a native of Achalla was pushed down from a four-storey building by the suspect when she was beating her. Other details reveal that the victim is a house help to the suspect.”
Mrs. Nnenna is currently in police custody, and the victim is being treated in a hospital, according to Ikenga, and further developments in the case will be communicated.