A 60 years old woman, Hauwa Nelson, has been arraigned before Chief Magistrate I in Yola, Adamawa State, for inflicting multiple injuries on 9-year-old adopted girl, Merable Nelson.
The court remanded the defendant after she had admitted having maltreated Merable as well as another 14 years old girl known as Adalchi Micah, whom she adopted.
News Platform gathered that Merable was beaten mercilessly with a cable wire by defendant for allegedly stealing and eating her cooked macaroni on the 24th March, 2024.
Hauwa was arraigned on Wednesday, on 3 count of cruelty to a person, indecent treatment of a child and voluntary causing of hurt contrary to sections 209, 210 and 220 of the penalty code law, 2018.
On her arraignment before Muhammed Buba led Chief Magistrate court, the defendant pleaded guilty to all the allegations levelled against her by the Adamawa State Police Command.
Earlier, the prosecuting police, Inspector S.S. Nicholas who held the brief Inspector Zakka Musa, told the court that Hauwa committed the offence on the 24, March, 2024.
The prosecutor informed the court in First Information Report tendered that the inhumane act of the woman was reported to the command on the 27th March, 2024, by the Adamawa State Social Welfare.
According to him, the defendant who resides at Bekaji opposite Air Force Base in Yola, violently descended on Merable whom she had accused of stealing and eating her cooked macaroni.
He averred that the defendant assaulted the girl on her back as a result of which she sustained a grievious injuries all over her back as well as other parts of the body.
After the defendant’s guilt plea, the prosecutor applied that the matter be adjourned to enable him call a witness for the purpose of corroboration of guilt plea.
The court granted the application and adjourned the case the 22nd April, 2024 for corroboration and summary trial and ordered that the defendant be remanded in prison custody.
