A 46-year-old woman, Mercy Akinsode, has been locked up by the police for allegedly throwing out her late sister�s daughter, Damilola for eating a piece of meat...
A 46-year-old woman, Mercy Akinsode, has been locked up by the police for allegedly throwing out her late sister’s daughter, Damilola for eating a piece of meat.
Sources say that Damilola, an indigene of Ekiti State, was brought to Lagos some years ago after her mother died. The nine-year-old, who reportedly did not know her father till her mother died, was said to have been living with Mercy at her home on Bajulaiye Road, Somolu.
Reliable sources also say that last Friday, the victim was brought home from school by the family’s nanny, one Esther. Esther was said to have bought some pieces of meat from the market and asked Damilola to prepare them.
It was alleged that, while cooking it, the victim ate a piece and was reported by Esther to her aunt. The angry aunt allegedly threw Damilola out of the house.
Damilola was said to have been sighted wandering around in a market by a good samaritan, who took her to the Alade Police Station. Policemen from the division were said to have arrested Mercy.
In her statement to the police, Damilola denied eating from the meat.