13-year-old Favour Nuhu receiving treatment at the Imo State University Medical Centre in Owerri
A 13-year-old girl has been admitted to the Imo State University Medical Centre in Owerri after her guardian mercilessly beat her with an iron cord, causing a severe injury to her right eye.
The girl, Favour Nuhu, was rescued by the Stand For Humanity Foundation, a human rights organization, after a video of her ordeal went viral on social media.
According to the foundation’s founder, Chidiebube Okeoma, preliminary investigations revealed that the minor’s right eye is severely damaged, and she cannot see with it.
Favour reportedly told police officers that her 30-year-old guardian, Mrs. Joyce Onyinye, used a laptop cord to inflict the injury.
The foundation discovered Favour’s plight through the viral video, where she described her ordeal and begged not to be reported to her guardian for fear of further abuse.
Following a tip-off from residents of the same estate, the foundation collaborated with the Imo State Police Command to rescue the girl. (The Nation)
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