Housewife imprisoned for cutting houseboy with disposable cutter

Mrs. Onyekachi Okafor has been sentenced to a nine month detainment by a Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Kubwa, for perpetrating razor cut on her ward.

It is the main conviction under the Violence against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015.

Mrs. Okafor who was captured by authorities of NAPTIP in September 2015 had utilized a sharp disposable cutter to cut the casualty on different parts of his body including his mid-region, left bottom and thigh.


In an announcement issued by Mr. Vincent Adekoye, Press and Public Relations (NAPTIP) Mrs Okafor activity disregarded parts of the Act.

Mrs. Okafor who dwells at Dape, along Karmo Road of Abuja was dragged to the FCT High Court by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in the interest of the Federal Government for obstinately causing physical harm on a 10 year old kid (names withheld).

The kid who served her and her family as a house help got extreme disposable cutter cuttings from Mrs. Okafor, a demonstration which is infringing upon and culpable under segment 2 of the Violence against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015.

Area 2 subsection 1 of the VAPP Act says,'' A man who persistently causes or incurs physical damage on someone else by method for any weapon, substance or item, submits an offense and is obligated on conviction to a term of detainment not surpassing 5 years or a fine not surpassing N100,000.00 or both."

At the point when the case came up on Monday, fourth July 2016, Mrs Okafor who was summoned on a one tally charge conceded of the offense. The managing Judge, Justice N. Ogbonna in this manner, discovered her blameworthy and sentenced her to 9 months detainment without an alternative of fine. No remuneration was be that as it may, honored to the casualty.

It would be reviewed that the previous President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan marked the Violence against Person (Prohibition) (VAPP) Act 2015 on 23rd May, 2015. NAPTIP was made the actualizing Agency for the new Act.

The Act which applies just in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, precludes all types of brutality against persons in private and open life and gives most extreme security and compelling solutions for casualties and discipline of guilty parties.

in a related improvement, a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, River State directed by Justice A. Liman has sentenced Mrs. Mavis Solomon to two years detainment for obtaining a ten months old child.

She conceded and was sentenced to 2 years detainment.

Mrs. Solomon was charged by NAPTIP to Court for obtaining a 10 Months old infant at the expense of N200, 000 from 2 other people who are additionally under arraignment. The offense is in opposition to Section 21 of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015.