CRIME & COURT

Lawyer wanted for child abuse, ₦2m bounty placed on her

The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has promised N2m cash reward for anyone who finds an Anambra-based lawyer, Adachukwu Cukelu-Okafor. The lawyer is accused of assaulting her 10-year-old maid, leaving her in burns and bruises.

A video of the child carrying burns and bruises on her body had surfaced online.

The Minister, while reacting to the incident on Monday, said, “I kept quiet because I thought by now, it should have been solved. For the fact that up to date, it has not been solved, I have decided to wade in.

“Everything that concerns women and children across Nigeria, I have every right to get involved in them. See this one that I kept quiet, what has happened to date? Nothing!

“So, I am not going to listen anymore. I am going to wade into any issue that concerns women and children across this country.

“So, I am declaring Adachukwu Cukelu-Okafor wanted. Please, Nigerians go out there and search for this woman. Bring her out, call any police station, and hand her over.

“The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs is offering N2 million to anybody that will lay hand on this woman and hand her over to the police.

“We need this woman urgently because this girl is in pain. This girl has been in the hospital. It could be your child tomorrow. It could be anybody’s relation.

“So let us not fold our hands …the police have been looking for her and she’s nowhere to be found.”

Kennedy-Ohanenye also announced her intention to address the issue of children working as domestic stewards.

“There’ll be a pronouncement on that within a week from now. And there’ll be an enforcement programme towards that action. And we will need whistleblowers who are Nigerians, Nigerians come out and fight for your country.

“Especially now that you have a President who listens to your problems, and who is eager to solve them. Are we going to fold our hands and allow this opportunity pass time?

“We should come out. Don’t rely on anybody or don’t fear anybody, come out and give information about anything that you feel will help this country. If you don’t know anywhere to go to, come to Federal Minister of Women Affairs, and you will see immediate action,” she added.

 

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