A 16-year-old seamstress apprentice, Cecilia Ukpa, has been arrested by the police for pouring hot water on her colleague over a disagreement.
Ukpa and the victim, Abigael Albert, live in the same house with their boss on Meyiga Street, Ilogbo, in the Ajangbadi area of the state.
Apparently, a senior apprentice had instructed Ukpa to take the generator used in the shop inside on June 23 when they were about to close for the day.
Ukpa reportedly declined the order, giving the excuse that the boss had sent her on an errand. She was said to have told the senior to give the task to Albert. Ukpa’s suggestion reportedly angered the victim, leading to an altercation between them.
Ukpa, who is also a senior secondary school pupil of the Ilogbo Grammar School, said, “On the June 23, Abigael (Albert) and I were in shop when our boss sent me to go and wash plates. I wanted to wash the plates when one of my seniors sent me to take the generator inside. I told her that our boss had sent me on an errand; that she should send Abigael or another person.
“As I was going to fetch water to wash the plates, the senior dragged me back and slapped me repeatedly. Abigael too started abusing me and we fought each other. She inflicted injury on my face before we were separated.”
Albert had come to the kitchen to cook around 6pm the following day and met Ukpa boiling water. They reportedly kept each other at arm’s length.
While Albert was immersed in the cooking, the suspect reportedly turned the boiled water on her, scalding some parts of her body.
Ukpa was arrested by the police after the incident was reported at the Ilemba Hausa Police Division.
this is not fair