According to Punch, the Lagos State Government has adopted Precious Chinwedu, a nine-year-old housemaid, who was bathed with hot water by her boss for allegedly stealing crayfish. The Director OPD, Mrs. Omotola Rotimi, said Governor Akinwumi Ambode and the state Attorney General, instructed the agency to cater to the girl and she is now in their protective custody.They also vowed to get justice for her.
The Office of the Public Defender had moved the primary three pupil, who hails from Orlu, Imo State, from Rem-Yems Hospital in the Agbado area of Lagos, where she had been on admission since December 28, 2015.