A nurse who is yet-to-be-identified, unleased severe violence on her five-year-old nephew in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The little boy, identified as Victory, was given severe bruises on his body because he reportedly caused a damage on her boyfriend’s car.
In a viral post shared by Sunday Ejeje, an X user, on Friday, and published by FIJ on its news website on Saturday, Victory’s photograph was taken by a neighbour after he saw his blood-stained back and swollen face.
According to Ejeje’s account, the neighbour, while taking her children to school, saw Victory, who happened to be her son’s classmate, with battered face.
The post partly reads, “He (Victory) and his elder brother who is in basic 4 are living with their father’s sister who is a nurse that owns a chemist shop here in Port Harcourt.
“Their dad is living outside the country but sends her money for the children’s welfare.
“Their aunt who should be in her 40’s, unmarried but living with her boyfriend of 30+ collaborated and unleashed this terror on this innocent boy claiming he spoilt something in the boyfriend’s car.”
FIJ, in its report, said it contacted Ejeje on the matter, who claimed the incident had been reported at Kala Police Station, located on Ikwerre Road in Port Harcourt.
“I was also told that the people around her shop, located on Ada George Road, said the lady has been so wicked and maltreats not just the 5-year-old but also the elder one,” said Ejeje.
But FIJ, in a follow up, said it contacted Grace Woyengikuro Iringe-Koko, the police spokesperson for Rivers who said she was not aware of the incident.
The police spokeswoman later confirmed the incident has not been reported.
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