Woman inflicts blade injuries on 11-year-old boy for allegedly stealing N3,000

Operatives of Ogun State Police Command said they have arrested a 31-year-old Shade Adelowo for allegedly using a razor blade to inflict serious injuries on one Kehinde Ojo, whom she accused of stealing N3,000 from her purse.

Kehinde is 11-years old and the son of the suspect’s neighbour. Adelowo was arrested on Sunday, October 24, 2021.

Adelowo, a mother of two who lives at Giwa Oke Aro area of Agbado, was arrested following a report lodged at Agbado Divisional headquarters of the command by the victim’s mother.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi said the victim’s mother had complained to the police that the suspect accused her son who used to stay with her whenever she was not around of having stolen N3,000 from her purse, consequent upon which she used a razor blade to inflict serious injuries on him.

Acting on the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Agbado, CSP Kehinde Kuranga detailed detectives to the scene where the suspect was arrested.

According to Oyeyemi, during interrogation, the suspect claimed that the victim, who used to stay with her whenever his mother was not around stole N3,000 from her purse, and that she didn’t know what came upon her that made her inflict such grievous injuries on the boy.

He added: “She further claimed that she has been taking care of the boy and his twin brother for quite some time now and that what happened on that fateful day is devil’s handiwork.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the mother of the victim has been abandoned by her husband who left her with three children and vanished into thin air.

“The woman has been engaging in menial job to take care of the three children, and whenever she is going out for work, she will take the children to the suspect who happened to be her neighbour.”

Oyeyemi, however, stated that the victim’s mother stated further that it was a thing of surprise for her when she saw what the suspect did to her son because she has been very good to her in the past.

The PPRO said the victim has been taken to a hospital for medical treatment, noting that he is responding to treatment.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.