Adachukwu Chikelu-Okafor, a female lawyer from Anambra, who was declared wanted in connection with the assault on her 11-year-old househelp, has voluntarily surrendered to the police.
The lawyer, accused of inserting a hot knife into the private part of the house girl, fled after the incident. Both the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and the Anambra State Ministry of Women Affairs declared her wanted, offering a bounty for her arrest.
Don’t Feed Babies With Adult Milk – Paediatricians Warn Parents
Despite her earlier boast that her legal profession would shield her, the lawyer turned herself in, resulting in her detention by the Anambra State Police. Ify Obinabo, the Anambra State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, confirmed the lawyer’s surrender and subsequent detention.
BREAKING: State Police Bill Scales Second Reading In House Of Reps
Obinabo disclosed that the attorney surrendered a few days after a N2 million bounty was placed on her.
The suspect is scheduled to face charges before the Children, Sexual, and Gender-Based Violence Magistrate court in Awka later this week.
The commissioner also visited the victim of the brutal assault in the hospital and confirmed that the girl had been successfully treated and discharged.
