Teenager suffers severe burns while in aunt’s care in Imo State
A 14-year-old girl from Akwa Ibom State suffered severe burns while in the care of her aunt in Imo State, Premium Times reports. A journalist who shared a video said the matter had been reported to the State Criminal Investigations Department in Owerri.
A 14-year-old girl from Akwa Ibom State has suffered severe burns while in the care of her aunt in Imo State, Premium Times Nigeria reports. The report is based on a disturbing video posted on Facebook by a journalist. The supplied material does not identify the girl, her aunt or the circumstances that led to the injuries.
The journalist said the matter had been reported at the State Criminal Investigations Department in Owerri. The available information does not say when the report was made, whether an investigation has begun or whether anyone has been arrested. It also gives no details about the girl’s medical condition beyond describing the burns as severe.
The hospital or facility treating her is not identified, and no information is provided about her current condition. The supplied report does not include a response from the aunt, police or the girl’s family. It establishes that the teenager was injured while in her aunt’s care and that a report was said to have been made to investigators in Owerri.
No further verified details are available in the source material.
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