Woman Uses Razor Blade To Cut Her Houseboy In Abuja And This Happened To Her

A woman is being made to answer for her evil act after she was found out to have inflicted injuries on her house help.The woman identified as one Mrs. Onyekachi Okafor has been sentenced to a nine month imprisonment.She was sentenced to prison by a Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Kubwa, for inflicting razor cut on her ward.It is the first conviction under the Violenceagainst Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015.According to The Nation, Mrs. Okafor who was arrested by officials of NAPTIP in September 2015 had used a sharp razor blade to cut the victim on various parts of his body including his abdomen, left buttocks and thigh.In a statement issued by Mr. Vincent Adekoye, Press and Public Relations (NAPTIP) Mrs Okafor action violated aspects of the Act.Mrs. Okafor who resides at Dape, along Karmo Road of Abuja was dragged to the FCT High Court by the National Agency forthe Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on behalf of the Federal Government for willfully inflicting physical injury on a 10 year old boy (names withheld).The boy who served her and her family as a house help received severe razor blade cuttings from Mrs. Okafor, an act which is in violation of and punishable under section 2 of the Violence against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015.Section 2 subsection 1 of the VAPP Act says, “A person who willfully causes or inflicts physical injury on another person by means of any weapon, substance or object, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding N100,000.00 or both.”When the case came up on Monday, 4th July 2016, Mrs Okafor who was arraigned on a one count charge pleaded guilty of the offence. The presiding Judge, Justice N. Ogbonna therefore, found her guilty and sentenced her to 9 months imprisonment without an option of fine. No compensation was however, awarded to the victim.It would be recalled that the former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan signed the Violence against Person (Prohibition) (VAPP) Act 2015 on 23rd May, 2015. NAPTIP was made the implementing Agency for the new Act.The Act which applies only in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, prohibits all forms of violence against persons in private and public life and provides maximum protection and effective remedies for victims and punishment of offenders