This is a tale of woe, of how a 17-year-old girl, Roda Timothy, who left her home in Plateau state for Lagos, last year, in search of greener pastures, was raped by a Lebanese man and how Nigerian authorities failed to give her justice. According to Vanguard, Roda was employed as a maid by the... Read More

September 19, 2015

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Maid pours hot water on employer while asleep

17-year-old Esther Abiodun, has been arraigned before a court for allegedly pouring hot water on her employer, Alhaja Dupe Iba Agba, while she was asleep. The minor had carefully planned the attack- boiling water, monitoring her boss’ whereabouts for the perfect time to make a move, and then chose to launch the attack when she had... Read More

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June 16, 2015

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Team work: Mother and son torture housemaids with hot iron

These two put the phrase two heads are better than one into play when they joint-handedly decided to torture their maids. A middle-aged woman, Mr. Agnes Uchendu, and her son, Ikechukwu Uchendu, are currently in police custody for allegedly inflicting injuries on their domestic helps- Hope Ajunwa, 11; and Ngozi Ajunwa, 9-with hot electric iron. The... Read More

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May 19, 2015

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20-yr-old pregnant maid dies 4 days after employment

by Chinwe Okafor A 20-year-old girl, died four days after she was employed as a maid by a couple at Mafoluku area of Oshodi, Lagos. The maid, identified as Josephine Naarop, a native of Plateau State, was employed on April 2 to assist her employers (names withheld) to take care of their household chores, including... Read More

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May 21, 2014

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HORRIFIC: Employer bathes maid in boiling water for ‘taking too long to brew coffee’ (GRAPHIC PHOTO)

by Zara Mustapha A 23-year-old woman who migrated from the Philippines and worked as a maid for a Saudi family has been left with severe burns on her body after her boss’ mother threw boiling at her as her punishment for not making making coffee quick enough. The maid was abandoned for hours before finally... Read More

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January 23, 2014

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Wickedness: Housemaid kills employers’ baby so that she could get a break

by Adeola Balogun A domestic help in Dubai has been arrested after reports that she killed her employers’ baby. The unidentified maid is said to have suffocated the child because she had been refused a holiday by her Indian bosses. The parents of the little girl returned from work to find her dead but they... Read More

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September 5, 2013

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Sip, sip: Maid drugs employer with juice, robs him of N.6m

by Oge Okonkwo A maid simply identified as Dumebi has been arrested by the police in Agbor Division, Delta state, for allegedly robbing her employer of N600,000 after lacing the orange juice which she served him with sleeping pills. According to sources, the incident occurred when the wife of her employer had left her husband who was... Read More

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August 23, 2013

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‘Juju made my maid confess to stealing,’ woman tells court

by Oge Okonkwo A businesswoman and the prosecution witness in a criminal trial, Abiola Olatunji, narrated to a Lagos chief magistrate court, sitting at Ebute-Metta, how her 18-year-old maid, Iyanuoluwa Abayomi, owned up to theft through diabolical means popularly known as ‘Juju‘, with the help of a traditional thief-catcher known as ‘Ajilegege’. Mrs. Olatunji told the court that, she... Read More

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July 25, 2013

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Woman allegedly beats 11-year-old maid to death in Lagos

by Rachel Ogbu An 11-year-old child has died after reports say she was beaten to death by her boss known as Madam Agnes, for failure to carry out chores as instructed. Neighbours around their home at 75 Barracks lllane, Ajegunle, Lagos told the police that last Friday, July 19 that at about 5pm, Madam Agnes came... Read More

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July 1, 2013

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How do you like it? Maid faces 3 years in jail for adding urine and laundry water to her employer’s tea

A maid faces three years in jail for adding urine and dirty wash water to her employer’s tea. The 22-year-old who was working in Hong Kong, China, was arrested after her employer noticed the tea had strange odour. She confronted the maid, who admitted to tampering with her drink, although the reasons are unclear. Caught out:... Read More

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January 10, 2013

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How sad: Saudi Arabia beheads teenage housemaid for murdering baby in her care, she claimed innocence

A maid convicted of killing a baby has been beheaded in Saudi Arabia, despite being only 17 at the time of the crime. Rizana Nafeek was beheaded by sword in Dawadmy, near the capital Riyadh, on Wednesday morning. The execution went ahead despite years of international appeals from Miss Nafeek’s family and human rights groups.... Read More

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November 12, 2012

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TICKER: Woman tortured her maid to death with boiling water “because she was lazy”

An employer tortured her maid to death in an attempt to force her to become better at housework, a court heard. The Emirati woman abused the Ethiopian maid daily after she moved in during Ramadan, Abu Dhabi Criminal Court heard. She poured boiling water over the maid and tied her up with electrical wire, reported ... Read More

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