The woman identified only as Ezinne is said to be notorious for maltreating maidservants and the current maid has been suffering the same fate.

However, unable to bear the sight of another inhumane treatment being meted out to the little girl, the residents reportedly came together to shame the pastor’s wife by arresting, parading her amidst booing, and finally handing her over to the police.

Photos of the little girl making the rounds online show that she had been malnourished and physically assaulted.

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Her skinny body looks pale with the face and hands swollen, while scars believed to be as a result of flogging could be seen all over her skin.