By Ahmad Deedat Zakari
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has arrested an Anambra lady maltreating her aged mother in a viral video.
The lady identified as Ukamaka Udeugbo, was captured in a video thrashing her naked aged mother repeatedly and throwing buckets of water on her while she wriggled in pain on the ground.
The NPF Spokeperson in Anambra State, Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed the arrest of the lady to newsmen on Sunday.
Tochukwu disclosed that the suspect kicked and flogged her 75-year-old mother.
He said: “The suspect who flogged the naked aged woman repeatedly and threw buckets of water on her while lying on the floor has been arrested and detained for prosecution.”
He further disclosed in the statement that the arrest of the woman was at the behest of the state Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye, who has also directed the transfer of the case to the State CID in the public interest.
Additionally, he said the Police Commissioner, has authorized that the aged woman be handed to the Commissioner for Women Affairs for adequate care by the Anambra State government.
He said the suspect would be arraigned in court at the end of the investigation.
As at the time of filling this report, the motive of the woman assaulting her aged mother is not yet known. However, a villager who spoke on ground of anonymity told the Daily Reality that the woman is accusing her aged mother of witchcraft.