Woman arrested for burning housemaids with hot knife

A 48-year-old housewife, Bilikis Mohammed, has been arraigned in the Federal Correctional Centre, Ilorin, for allegedly inflicting injuries on two of her housemaids with a hot knife.

Bilikis allegedly afflicted hurt on her two housemaids because they forgot to flush the toilet after use.

The First Information Report stated, “Investigations conducted by the NSCDC office in Ilorin revealed that the accused abused the victims, Aisha Bakari, 12, of Ita-Ogunbo area, Ilorin, and one Hauwa, 14, both of whom were domestic servants of the accused, by inflicting bodily injuries on them with the use of a hot knife.

“Both victims were physically abused by the use of the hot knife on their thighs and buttocks, thereby causing grievous bodily hurt to them for using the toilet without flushing it as alleged by the accused,” a source said.

Bilikis however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The prosecutor, Kehinde Ajide of the legal department of the state command of the NSCDC urged the court to remand Bilikis in a correctional centre pending the determination of the case.