Mother arrested for assaulting daughter over her inability to recite numeral

The victim's mother, Bisola Anthony, was apprehended after she allegedly fled her home following the incidence.

It was reported that Bisola beat the victim with a stirring iron rod for failing to comprehend the lesson she was teaching her.

The incidence occurred around 8pm at their residence on Danjuma Street in the Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State on Tuesday.

A witness, Tope Boyede, disclosed that Busola's husband acknowledged that she is fond of beating their daughter.

Boyede said, "The victim’s mother and I live in the same compound on Danjuma Street. How we got to know about the child being molested was that when the mother was beating her with a stirring rod, because she could not recite the numerals from one to 200, the neighbour, whose room is close to that of the child’s parents, heard the girl crying.

"Neighbours tried to rescue the girl from the mother, but what they saw was very bad; there was blood on the victim’s body. Apparently, the mother was teaching her daughter the numerals but when the victim could not recite them, the mother started beating her with a stirring rod.

"The child is just around two years old and the fact that she could not comprehend what the mother was teaching her shouldn’t make the mother beat her to the extent of inflicting injuries on her.

"I still saw the mother this morning (Tuesday) before I went to report at the ministry. When I got there, the ministry released some officials, who accompanied me to the house to arrest her. But when we got home, she had already fled with her children. I believe she went out as usual, but the officials have assured us that she would be arrested."

The Director, Child Development of Ondo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Oluwaniyi Ogunleye, confirmed the suspect's arrest. He said she was arrested following surveillance mounted following her actions.

Ogunleye added that the victim's mother will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.