Mrs Soludo orders optimum health treatment for brutalized 10- year old boy

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By Madu Obi

The wife of the governor of Anambra State, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has ordered immediate transfer of the 10 - year old boy who was brutalized by his guardian in Awada, Obosi, to a better health facility for optimum treatment.

The boy's guardian, a nursing mother, was said to have used hot pressing iron to severely burn his skin over the suspicion that he allegedly took a piece of meat from her soup pot.

The boy was said to be unconscious at the time neighbours saw him and subsequently reported the incident to security operatives who arrested the woman and took the boy to a health facility for treatment.

Reacting on the incident, Mrs Soludo said: "I'm deeply saddened and disturbed by the horrific abuse suffered by the 10-year-old boy in the hand of his guardians in Awada, Obosi.

"No child, whatever their crime, deserves to endure such cruelty, and as a mother, I find the images and reports from the incident deeply troubling.

"Following this development, I've spoken with the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike, and appealed that the child be moved from his current hospital to a more suitable medical facility where he can receive optimum treatment, specialized care, and every support necessary for his recovery."

Mrs Soludo also pledged to take full responsibility for his rehabilitation and ensure that he is given every opportunity to heal physically, emotionally, and psychologically.

She requested that all those connected to the heinous act be brought to justice, including the arrest of the suspect's husband, to answer for a crime that occurred under his roof.

"Those responsible must face the full weight of the law. Anambra State, under this administration, maintains zero tolerance for any form of abuse against children and women, and I will personally follow up on this case to ensure that justice is rightly served.

"We must all remain vigilant and speak up whenever we witness abuse, because every child deserves protection, dignity, and love", she said.

She commended those who spoke up and brought the heinous act into limelight.