Woman arrested for child labor reveals the reasons behind using the 10-year-old girl to beg for alms

The Anambra State Government has apprehended a woman named Eneh Ogechukwu for allegedly engaging in child labour. The 27-year-old woman, hailing from the Udi community in Enugu State, was caught in the Oyeolisa Ogbunike area of Anambra State. She had been using a 10-year-old girl from Benue State to beg for alms.

The Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, who personally made the arrest on Friday, handed over the suspect to the police for further investigation and subsequent legal proceedings. Commissioner Obinabo expressed deep disappointment at the persistence of such acts, despite her previous admonitions to offenders, and vowed not to let any future offenders escape punishment.

During questioning, Ogechukwu claimed that her intention was to assist the 10-year-old girl and her family in raising funds for the child’s medical treatment. According to her statement, the girl suffers from a tumor disease, which has caused her abdomen to protrude. Ogechukwu resorted to using the child for alms begging to gather the required funds for the necessary surgery.

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The suspect admitted to engaging in this practice since December 2022 and claimed to have collected a total of N100,000 through her efforts. However, the doctor in charge of the girl’s case has demanded N400,000 for the tumor surgery.

Following the interrogation, Ogechukwu was handed over to the Ogidi Police Division, and the case was subsequently transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Awka. She will soon be arraigned before the Children, Sexual, and Gender-Based Violence Magistrate Court in Awka to face charges.

Meanwhile, Commissioner Obinabo promptly arranged for the 10-year-old girl to undergo a medical examination and receive any necessary treatment at a hospital.

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