Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- The suspect had scalded the skin of the Junior Secondary School, JSS 3 student of Community Secondary School, Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area, with a hot iron after accusing her of using her phone to speak to her boyfriend.

Announcing the arrest on her social media page, the State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, said police operatives arrested the guardian, Mrs Edeh, after the burns on the student's body were discovered by her teachers.

The commissioner, who insisted the woman must face justice, said: "I swear on my honour, this woman will face the wrath of God and the justice of man if found guilty."

She reaffirmed the government's commitment to child protection, noting that the safety of e...