Residents of Kwaku community in Kuje Area
Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
were last Thursday thrown into mourning after a
man, identified simply as Sunday, allegedly beat
a 19-year-old girl, Cecilia David, to death at the
village.
A witness said the incident happened around
8:45 a.m. when the man, who was said to be the
deceased’s uncle, went to her house to beat her
for refusing to wash his clothes.
The witness added that when the man asked the
deceased why she refused to wash his clothes
as directed, the deceased said she was busy
plaiting her hair, adding that the response
annoyed the man, who started hitting her with
hands and legs.
“In the process, the girl slumped and people
started pouring water on her in order to revive
her, before she was rushed to the hospital,’’ the
witness said.
He said the deceased, who was in Junior
Secondary School (JSS) II, was later confirmed
dead by a medical doctor at the community
health centre, saying the man was immediately
arrested by the police from Kwaku Police
Outpost and taken to Kuje divisional
headquarters.
Our reporter learnt that the incident created
tension in the family as the mother of the
deceased was said to have passed out and had
to be revived.
City News learnt that the deceased was buried
Friday evening at the community.
Efforts to get the reaction of Kuje Divisional
Police Officer (DPO), Oyewenda Echo, were not
successful but a police officer at the station
confirmed the incident, saying the suspect has
been arrested and would be charged to court
after investigation.
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