Nigeria, June 19 -- The Anambra State House of Assembly has called for the speedy prosecution of Chisom Chukwuyere, the 30-year-old woman accused of brutalising a 10-year-old boy.

PREMIUM TIMES previously reported a distressing case where a boy, whose name has been withheld, was reportedly maltreated last week by the suspect amid allegations of her husband's complicity. The incident took place in Awada, a bustling urban community in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area.

Video footage obtained by this newspaper shows the child sustained severe scalding.

The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare in Anambra State, Esther Onyekesi, announced that the victim was receiving medical treatment under state protection. The polic...