The Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has declared an Anambra legal practitioner, Adachukwu Kukelu Okafor wanted for allegedly using knives and other sharp objects to inflict injuries on her 11-year-old housekeeper.
“Anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest of Adachukwu Okafor will be handsomely rewarded,” the state Commissioner of Women and Social Welfare Hon Ify Obinabo said in a statement.
Earlier, the federal government had declared Okafor wanted, placing a two million naira bounty on her.
The Minister of Women Affairs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, at a press conference held in Abuja, said the suspect has been evading authorities since the incident.
According to the minister, she has changed her contact information but continues to post on social media, saying no action will be taken against her.
“I decided to keep quiet on the issue of Mrs Adachukwu Kukelu Okafor who burnt the private parts and body of her 10 years old househelp with a hot knife and hot iron in Anambra state.
“I kept quiet because I thought it would have been solved by now but since it hasn’t, I have decided to wage into the issue,” she said
“Please Nigerians, go out there, search for this woman, bring her out and hand her over to any police station.
“We need the woman urgently because the girl is in pain and in the hospital, it could be your child or relative tomorrow so let’s not fold our hands,” she added.
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, had in a Facebook post also vowed to prosecute the female lawyer, saying that abuse or violation of vulnerable persons and minors will not be tolerated in the state.
“Mrs Adachukwu Cukelu-Okafor who visibly violated the young girl left in her custody is one out of many who do not deserve a place amongst decent humanity.
“We have commenced actions to ensure she (Cukelu-Okafor) is brought to justice,” he said.
