Sad news: Girl allegedly set ablaze by nurse dies in hospital

by Oge Okonkwo

•Ita Bassey-Eno, dies

The 11-year-old girl, Ita Bassey-Eno, who was allegedly set ablaze by her guardian, Nkese Iroakazi, is dead. She was said to have died in the early hours of today due to high degree of burns she suffered despite all the doctors did to save her life.

Mrs.  Iroakazi, a nurse, was alleged to have doused the victim with kerosene, set her ablaze after she allegedly stole meat from the pot.

[READ: Wickedness: Nurse sets 11-year-old girl ablaze in Lagos for stealing meat (PICTURED)]

The victim who was in the throes of death was rushed to the  Burns and Trauma Centre, General Hospital, Gbagada, and was said to have suffered 95 percent degree of burns all over her body.

PM News reports:

Mrs Esther Ogwu, Executive Director, Esther Child Rights Foundation, the non governmental organisation, NGO, fighting for justice for the child, confirmed toP.M.NEWS that the little girl had eventually died, and that the NGO would ensure that the alleged culprit was punished.

Nurses at the hospital said the little girl died around 2.00 a.m. today as she could not survive the excruciating pains caused by the severe burns on her body.

The girl’s fate appeared sealed last Saturday when she was said to have been set ablaze. sources said the girl ran out of their apartment at 7, Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, Surulere, unto to the main road with fire all over her body as she cried for help from passers-by.

It was gathered that a motorist immediately stopped her vehicle and used the fire extinguisher in her car to put out the flames.

The matter was promptly reported at the Bode Thomas Police Station and  the alleged culprit was arrested.

Bassey-Eno’s private part was damaged as a result of the burns, while almost all parts of her body were badly burnt.

At the Bode Thomas Police Station, police sources alleged that the little girl revealed, before her death five days later, that her mistress poured kerosene on her and set her ablaze.

The police at the station said the woman would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, for further investigation into the matter, but Ogwu alleged that the police were trying to shield the woman from the long arm of the law.

In her statement at the police station, Nkese denied that she poured kerosene on the little girl and set her ablaze by lighting a match stick.

According to her, she was in the sitting room when she heard a loud cry and rushed out only to see the girl on fire and called on people to help put out the fire.

Nkese is still being held at the SCID, Panti, where she is being interrogated.

Leave a reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

cool good eh love2 cute confused notgood numb disgusting fail