Nigeria: How Woman Forced Househelp, 10, to Eat Own Excreta

Kano — A ten year old girl, Asma'u Musa, who works as a housemaid for a family in Kano, was reportedly beaten for being sluggish in cleaning the toilet until the girl excreted under duress. The girl was compelled to eat the waste thereafter, which she did. Our reporter investigates the story.

Kushama village is an agrarian rural set up with virtually no economic activity apart from the seasonal farming which is the household occupation of dwellers of the village. Situated in Kura local government of Kano state, Kushama is about 40 kilometres from Kano. Though the road is a bit motorable from Kura through Dan Hassan town, it was however desolate without vehicles coming from the place when this reporter visited.

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