Woman Uses Son To Play Bet In Enugu
Report has it that a middle aged woman allegedly abandoned her 4-year-old son in a gambling shop after using him to play a game of chance popularly known as lotto in Enugu State.
Report said the incident happened at Moore House Street, Ogui Enugu, on Thursday, 29th September, 2022.
People around the area said the woman left her son in the lotto shop after she incurred a huge loss which she could not offset, while the little boy was later taken to Ogui police station after waiting for hours for the woman to come and collect the child.
Then, it was obvious the woman had abandoned her son.
A police officer who spoke to journalists said the little child was brought to the station by some persons that claimed his mother used him as a collateral to play lotto.
He stated that, the child has been crying and calling for his mother since he was brought to the station but they were having difficulty getting any information from him because he could barely talk, adding that they would investigate the incident.
“The boy from his look, is less than 4 years and was brought to our station by some people who claimed his mother used him to play lotto in Moore House Street, Ogui Enugu.
“We have been unable to gather any helpful information from the Little child because he doesn’t talk very well but we hope to commence full investigation following the lead provided by the good samaritans that brought the boy to the station,” said the pollice officer who did not want his name mentioned.
