the corpse of the dead boy around her area. The
sad incident happened on Sunday on Amosu
Street, Ijegun, in Lagos.
The woman known locally as Iya Anu beat her 16
year old foster son, Seubow, to death for allegedly
stealing N50. Seybow was Iya Anu's husband's
nephew.
According to neighbours, trouble started after She lost the N1,000
given to him by Iya Anu to
run an errand for her some days back. Angered by
the loss which she claimed was theft, the woman
refused to feed Seubow for over four days. When
the teenager couldn't take the hunger anymore, he
sneaked out to buy gala one night. When Iya Anu
found out, she accused him of stealing her N50
and beat him up, using a rod. She battered him for
days until he gave the ghost on Sunday afternoon.
After his death, neighbours rounded the woman up
and made her carry the boy's corpse to the police
station. If only the neighbours had intervened
earlier. This wasn't the first she would batter him.
The photo on the right was taken in June at a
police station where Iya Anu was taken to after
seriously battering the boy. No one came to his
rescue and he ended up dying in her hands. Sad!