Nanny ‘burns child’s buttocks with stove fire’(see full details)

A nanny, Fatimah Yakubu, who allegedly burnt an
eight-year-old girl’s buttocks on a stove, was
Monday brought before an Igbosere Magistrates’
Court in Lagos.
Yakubu, 37, of No. 15, Ologolo Street, Lekki
Lagos, is facing a one-count charge of assault
occasioning grievous harm before Mr B. I.
Bakare.
Prosecuting Sergeant Friday Mameh told the
court that the defendant committed the alleged
offence last Tuesday, at about 11am, at her
residence.
Mameh said: “The defendant grievously harmed
the eight-year-old girl by burning her buttocks
with a burning stove which caused her bodily
harm”.
The offence, Mameh added, is contrary to
Section 245 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State,
2015.
Yakubu pleaded not guilty.
Magistrate Bakare granted him N500, 000 bail
with two sureties in the like sum.
The case continues on May 5.