Enugu woman gambles with four-year-old son
• Abandons child after losing bet

By Damian Duruiheoma,

An Enugu based woman has allegedly used her four-year-old son for gambling.

It was learned that the woman abandoned the kid in the betting shop and disappeared after losing the bet.

The incident occurred at Moore House Street, Ogui Enugu, in the evening of Thursday, September 29, 2022.

Residents of the area said the woman left her son in the lotto shop after she incurred a huge loss she could not offset.

The little boy was later taken to Ogui Police Station when the wait for his mother was becoming endless.

A police officer, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said the little child was brought to the station by some persons that claimed his mother used him as collateral to play lotto.

He stated that the child had been crying and calling for his mother since he was brought to the station but they were having slight difficulty getting any information from him

This, he said, was because the child could barely talk, adding that full investigation into the incident had already commenced.

The officer said: “The boy, from his looks, is less than four 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.”

Credit: The Nation