The Ogun State Police Command says it has arrested Mrs Jennifer Dikeocha for allegedly inflicting varying degrees of injury on her four-year-old step daughter, Stephanie, a pupil of Royal Peters International Academy, Mowe, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state.
The suspect was said to have been arrested on Friday, November 9, 2018.
Stephanie’s class teacher reportedly lodged a complaint at the Mowe Police Station, having discovered lacerations on the pupil’s back, which were allegedly inflicted by the stepmother, showing same to policemen at the station.
The teacher, whose name was not supplied by the police, said she had noticed the lacerations over time, adding that the girl was always weeping whenever the school closed for the day.
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