I want to go back to my home –15-year-old domestic help.....SEE PHOTO

Firstclass newsline learnt that a 15-year-old domestic help, Bridget
Jang, says she wants to return to her family.
Jang, who was sent to Lagos from the Bukuru area of Jos, Plateau
State, sometime in April, said she worked as a housemaid for a woman
in the Ojota area.
Firstclass newsline gathered that Jang, who was not being paid any
money, fled the apartment where she worked on Sunday, May 31, after
the woman allegedly threatened to brutalise her for misconduct.
It was learnt that Jang, who was not familiar with Lagos, roamed the
street until a Good Samaritan brought her to the Ibafo Police Division
in Ogun State.
Speaking with a source, Jang, who said she was in Basic Five in Jos,
explained that it was her uncle, identified only as David, who asked
her to come to Lagos to work and stay with the woman.
She added that she could not recall the woman's address or name, as
she was always indoor doing domestic chores.
She said, "It was my uncle, David, who asked me to come to Lagos. I
cannot remember the date. He said I should come to Lagos to stay with
a madam. He put me in a bus. He gave the driver the madam's phone
number. When we arrived, he called her and she came to pick me.
"I was staying in her house. I washed clothes, plates and cleaned the
house. She has two children. I was not collecting any money. She used
to beat me. That was why I ran away.
"She told me the work I was doing for her was rubbish. She wanted to
beat me again; I then ran away. I don't know anywhere; I was walking
up and down the area. It was someone who took me to the police.
"In Jos, my father and mother knew I was coming to Lagos. I have one
elder brother and one sister. My father sells clothes, while my mother
is a fashion designer. I want to return to Jos. I want to go back to
my parents. I want to continue my schooling."
The police at the Ibafo division told a source that they had tried to
reach the family of the girl in Jos, but the relatives were evasive
because they knew they were culpable in the matter.
A police officer said the family instead promised to send Jang's
transport fare, which they had yet to do as of the time of the report.
It was learnt that the girl would be taken to a social welfare centre
in the Owode area of Ogun State untill she would be taken home.
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Muyiwa Adejobi,
said the police would like the public to be aware of the girl's plight
before she was transferred to the centre.
He said, "We have done all to locate her family, but they were not
willing to show up. The girl has been with the police, and we are now
handing her over to a social welfare centre."
Firstclassnewsline.net