Heavily pregnant Lagos woman stabs maid for disobeying her

A pregnant woman residing in Lagos is currently in the custody of the State Police Command for allegedly stabbing her young maid, Chinaze Aneme, for failing to wash her bag.

The 30 year old woman was arrested due to a video on the plight of the maid recorded by one of her neighbors which went viral over the weekend.

Benjamin Hundeyin,the state Police Public Relations Officer ,confirmed the arrest in a message he posted on his Twitter handle, @BenHundeyin, on Sunday he further disclosed that due to the suspect’s condition, had been moved to the command’s gender unit where she would get adequate medical attention while the investigation continues with the victim is receiving medical attention at the police hospital.

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He wrote, “The suspect, Eucheria Ndigwe, aged 30 was arrested yesterday. Due to the fact that she is heavily pregnant, she has been moved to our recently-upgraded gender unit, where in conjunction with @Lagosdsva, she will get adequate medical attention while the investigation progresses.

@LagosPoliceNG remains committed to combating domestic, sexual and gender-based violence across the state.”
In the viral video, a neighbor was heard interrogating the girl on the reason she was shouting in the morning.
“My name is Chinaza Aneme from Anambra State. My auntie pierced me with a knife because I did not wash (her) bag,” Aneme replied to the neighbour who had asked her for her name and where she hailed from.
The man, who referred to himself as a concerned neighbor, described the actions of the woman and her husband as “appalling.”