A mother left her two children at home without food or heat while she went on a three-week trip abroad.
The youngsters one aged 10 and 13, were left to fend for themselves while their mother attended a family wedding in Nigeria.
It is understood they had continued to go to school while she was away but when officers visited the home, they found the house was in an unkempt condition while the children had no food or heating.
The mother, who lives in Salford in Greater Manchester, has since been arrested on suspicion of child neglect and her children were taken into care.
Police said she had left the family home on January 28 to fly out to the wedding and had intended to stay out of the country until next week.
But she flew back to the UK early on Wednesday after being alerted that the authorities were investigating. The woman was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport and questioned before being bailed.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: 'A woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect.
'She was arrested at Heathrow Airport on February 11, 2015 and bailed until March 19, 2015.
'Her two children are now in the care of the local authority.'
A Salford Council spokesperson confirmed the children had now been placed with a foster parent.culled
Why did this woman do such an unthinkable act? Hope the authorities don't take her kids from her eventually.
ReplyDeleteBLOG ANALYSER: This is not Africa woman! Ur over sabi neighbours don report u
DeleteLol
DeleteParty wizard
Na God help her say dem return d kids give her back
@Galore
Na really over Sabi.....if its Nigeria, your neighbor will help you keep an eye on them....
DeleteDid you say hope? Those kids are so taken.
DeleteDey av a particular age the law refers to as grown up and until u attain dat age, u shudnt be left without parental care even if u r bigger n wiser dan ur parents...its dat simple! D woman just fell victim, m sure its ntn new!
DeleteSilly behavior
DeleteCan someone plz define MADNESS for me?
DeleteThis woman is not mentally ok..Those children should ne taken away from her fot life..Btw,where is their father?
DeleteHmm many are looking for this children oh. To go attend weddings and groove is more important than her kids shei?
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Hmmmm na so to attend d wedding important reach? Na wah oo
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DeleteHmmmm
DeleteAt 13, I was taking care of all my siblings (4), both older and younger ones. While my parents travels for weekend et al
At 10yrs I was in far away boarding school facing serious torture and growing on m'own
to me, they are not too young; eventhough travelling out of the country without arranging for an adult to check up on them from time to time wasn't so nice.
Could the no food n heater part rly be true????
Na she dey give the bride,s hand out for the wedding na e make am dey her important so, come forget her children.
DeleteMy opinion, same thing with me. But she should have arranged for an adult to be in the house with them....
DeleteMy dear, in Naija anything goes .How can she leave those kids and travel to Naija? Not like it was a 3 days trip? I don't understand some people.
DeleteShe must be a yoruba woman..Dey can do anything to attend owambe.
Delete@chizoba u must b very silly for dt statement..u r one of d reasons nigeria is suffering,oloriburuku sumbody!
DeleteChizoba I reserve my comment
DeleteWhat happened to nannies? Some people can be very annoying most times.
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She no wan pay for nanny but can afford a flight ticket to naija.
DeleteOloriburuku ni e Chizoba arrant nonsense
DeleteIya ni wura!
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ReplyDeleteSome mothers sef. What could be more important than those kids she left alone. Naija style.
ReplyDeleteSo much for owambe! She must be yoruba!
ReplyDelete@XO, lol
DeleteGod punish your papa
DeleteThats how Esther abandoned her children ,just to be seen in Naija rocking with the' high n mighty'. The kids had no choice but to call their step mom ,who took them to custody.
DeleteOfcourse she is yoruba single mother.
DeleteLol @ she must be yoruba, owambe tins
DeleteGood for her, how could she?
ReplyDeleteNaija style.
DeleteWhy do I not believe this story?
ReplyDeleteThe story get K-leg
DeleteThey should kill her
ReplyDeleteI know the lady didnt try but how u could wish death for another is beyond my comprehension!
DeleteNa was o. Kill her ke?
DeleteKill her for what?
DeleteKill her n eat her na, Cliford Orji
DeleteI don't believe this story.
DeleteHow is it possible for children that age to stay without heating and they didn't fall sick?
Still wondering
Y did she not employ a nanny or kip d children in her frnds place...or beta still stock enof fud for d children to eat...most modas are just careless.......she left her children without fun and she intended to stay a whole 3 wiks...dat is real wickedness ohhh...abi she wanted to kill dem....dey Shud find out wat her intentions were ohhh...cuz I can't blif a moda dat gave birth to her kids will leave dem without food for 3wiks
ReplyDeleteAt 13 years old I stayed home by myself while my mum when to work at night because she is a nurse. I started staying home alone since age 11. She leaves home at 7 I just watch TV till late then go to sleep. I leave home in the morning at 8am and my mum gets home in the morning by 9am. A lot of Nigerians do this in the UK. When I stayed at my auntys house my cousin and I are the same age my Aunty is also a nurse we stayed home alone with my little cousins, from the age of 10/11. It's common practice with nigerian parents. They just tell us don't open the door for anyone or they will take you away from mummy and daddy.
ReplyDeleteAgreed,u were left @ home for some hours & nt weeks. Nevertheless,its wrong leaving kids unattended to.
DeleteMy dear Anon she get home in the morning , cook for u n when u come back u eat n stay with her till 7 she will be going to work to come back again in the morning.
DeletePls is not the same with this story here.
It's almost the same. I just think she should have arranged for an older person to look after them...
DeleteMisplaced priorities.smh...let her go to jail for some months.
ReplyDeleteOne day Nigeria wil be like London, here a child of 12yrs old is given out in marriage to take care of adult husband,,,, oh I have a dream!
DeleteShe should have put them under the supervision of any relative or friend,if possible pay for the service ontill she return.....this will teach her a lesson
ReplyDeleteNa waohhhhh. Wetin owambe go cause , the party rice fever is indeed serious.
ReplyDeleteMy dear o, the party rice dikwa risky in this situation.
DeleteIf na naija, they'll tell the 13yr old "so you no fit take care of your brother as you old reach"
ReplyDeleteLmao... Gbam
DeleteHahaha...as in eh
DeleteI dey tell you
DeleteShe drink omo
ReplyDeleteWhat was she thinking of!
ReplyDeleteWedding over children.
Human beings ,and some people on this blog said age 10-13 are grown ups ,I rest my case .As she can't take care of them child care will help her .,abroad bad Sha not like nigeria where you will ask neighbour or friends or even family to help you take care of them till you come back.na so my friend mistakenly used very hot water to massage her babies v ,just little burn ,she took her baby to hospital na arrest oh ,they nearly took her baby away from her ,until she had to tell a lie ,that her friend came to the house and wanted to shower her baby according to African tradition when it happened ,and she sent her friend away out of anger ,they said give us your friends number she said she deleted the number because she was angry ,omo see interrogation
ReplyDeleteThe things I read on blogs. SMH.
DeleteThat woman doesnt deserve to be called a mother..Didnt she put her palm inside d water to check d temperature before bathing her kid with it?
DeleteHmmm
Deletena wa o
She ought to have left them at a friend's or relations.
ReplyDeleteThough I think 13 and 10years should be able to take care of themselves in the absence of their mum. They ain't babies now, are they?
Just have someone check on them at intervals.
UK and their strict attitude!
Yes they aren't babies, but without food bloggieeeee abeg e get as the thing be o.
DeleteAnd secondly she knows how they do things over there.
BL my thoughts too. I wanna believe that she did ask someone to keep an eye out. At 10 a lot of children are successfully looking after more than themselves.
DeleteYou sure the "without food" part wasn't exaggerated?
DeleteTochI, my dear, I used to be left alone with my younger ones when I was that age o. My mum would just ask our neighbor to look after us....
DeleteSome women are not fit to be called mothers.
ReplyDeleteHaha, this is d height of it.
I pray they don't return the kids to her.
Wetin Owanmbe go cause many women, jollof rice no go fit solve am. Some women will even kill their husbands cause of asoebi. Stupid fellows.
ReplyDeleteJesus baby a beg no kill person lmao
DeleteSMH for some mothers.
ReplyDeleteare you sure those kids are hers or maybe she has mental problem
ReplyDeleteSome women don't deserve to be mothers.
ReplyDeleteShe is not the biological mother of those kids, why do I say that, if she is the realy mum, she will not think it, or talk more of leaving them without food.
ReplyDeleteFoolish wicked devilish mother ......I wonder why gives children to animals
ReplyDeletechildren wey some people dey find.....speechless at her audacity
ReplyDeleteThe mother needs to be subjected to mental test! God forbid a mother- Pst.Chekeleke
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of useless mother is this one? Mtcheeeew
ReplyDeleteWherey.. kolomental
ReplyDelete.... that is all.....
Because of Owambe kee?leaving ur children behind,wat if something terrible had happened to them.
ReplyDeleteWonders shall neva end. That woman is not a mother
ReplyDeleteShe could afford to pay for the trip for a wedding and she could not stock the house with food for her kids. What a mother
ReplyDeleteIya in Iya mii... Sweet mother I no go forget u #singinginTiwasvoice
ReplyDeleteXO, you're in my thoughts. The first thing that came to my mind is she must be yoruba. I'm yoruba too and I know we love parties for Africa. The woman was wrong on all levels.
ReplyDeleteMehn thank God for growing up in Nigeria. At 10yrs. My parents left my four younger siblings to my care and travel to the village for ceremonies. Oyibo land too strict jare. Na why I dey beg my husband say I wan live for Naija but the thought of long distance marriage dey fear me
ReplyDeleteShe done gather there benefits take buy ticket,wan go do madam UK for nigeria, hand done meet her
ReplyDeletebuhahaha una no go kill me with laughter for this blog o
DeleteThats à verrry risky thing To do!
ReplyDeleteSMH @ SOme "Mothers"
I can't believe what am reading here, at 10 or 13 years most of you are saying they are old enough to take care of themselves. Pls have you own kids then leave them without food let them go to mkt and cook. Rubbish talk!
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmmm hope she gets her kids back, cos as blacks they will not treat those kids any better
ReplyDeleteTo the person who said she might have been yoruba you are a bastard. I read the story and she is delta you fucker
ReplyDeleteStella you sef, you can sensationalize stuff. The woman asked her younger brother to check up on them daily and he was supposed to drop off food periodically but he works healthcare and anyone who knows, knows how terrible the hours are. He did check up on them like 3 times i reaf But all the same poor judgement on both the uncle and parents part
ReplyDeleteGet your facts right! The one you are chatting about happened in the United States. This recent one happened in the UK! Two different cases please don't come here and cause confusion a beg.
Delete@xo you are a fool. Was a name mentioned that you know its a yoruba person
ReplyDeleteAm sure at d wedding her neck n wrist will be full of gold, if d wedding is so important y can't she stock d house wit food n drink, heartless woman.
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too bad
ReplyDeletewas shocked when i first read about it, the couple fall hand big time.
ReplyDeleteWhat a mother! I hope the authorities will keep the children for a long time so she'll know their worth.
ReplyDeleteShe must have gone to naija to FUCK....bastard!
ReplyDeleteFunny act, y should a mother Leave her children unattended to atleast a nanny won't be a bad idea.
ReplyDeleteSOME WOMEN ARE NOT WORTH TO BE CALLED MOTHERS,HOW CAN YOU LEAVE YOUR CHILDREN COS OF PARTY?ALOT OF RAPE CASES KIDNAP,UNTIMELY DEATH HAS BEEN RECORDED DIE TO PARENTS ABANDONING THR KIDS AT HOME.SHE DESERVED TO BE PUNISHED.
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My own mother use to leave my brother and I with people who would just neglect us for weeks, then I was just 5 and my brother was 1 year plus , even as at now, I havent seen her for about five years now, so there's nothing new,some women are not just meant to be mothers.
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DeleteKai anonymous Pele. iya ni iya mi. no one like my sweet mother. One day I will tell my story publicly how she sacrificed to train us all with our father absconding with another woman. Government Have Taken This Woman's children away an social services she go dey deal with now. Very long thing and they be into her business like hell! I pray they give her the kids back but it's going to be a very long process.
DeleteIt is so no right to leave any child under the age of 16 alone, if not for security and safety reason self you don't know what they will get up too. Many times children who become liability to the society in the UK are kids whose parent leave to their devices.
The woman no try at all this country where if you are pregnant health visitor will visit you at home and tell you that if you and your hubby fight as Children are involved the fight go become their interest and that of the social service imagine? This woman has entered her own pot of stew but on the whole she is very irresponsible and I hope they deal with her!
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You do not take a 3 week trip to go anywhere and leave your young children unattended. No wedding should be more important that your children's safety and quality of life. If you need a vacation UK has numerous public holidays where the mother could have booked a trip for them all to go to Greece or Spain. These careless women are simply devaluing the African woman stock, one burning her own children to death, this one taking up to neglect her children so she can go gallivant and sit on big wood all day long...kmt.
ReplyDeleteToo bad!!!!! She should have employed someone to look after them during that period and three weeks is too much to be away!!!
ReplyDeleteShe should know better sef. No be naija we dey cos even a ten year old child can fend for him/herself. Werin concern olopa with that one?
It is called self reliance----Ex-may do I have a witness in the house? lol
Some women are not just meant to be mothers. No maternal instincts at all. Well that's life for you, those who can really take good care of kids do not have and those who have no motherly affection in them go ahead and have. Leave 13 and 10 year old children and travel to Nigeria, there must be something wrong with the woman, no doubt. People we are not talking about going for a weekend in same city but travelling to another continent and for those saying they are old enough to take care of themselves, may God forgive you all. If you have gone through the same things in the hands of your parents well you have just told BVs what kind of parents you had. Some things are meant to be kept to yourselves like telling the world you have irresponsible parents. Shikena!!!
ReplyDeleteWe know a lady whose story is even worse than this. Lamide of ICONOLA left her kids and abandoned her matrimonial home for over 4 years now. She has been messing about and not caring about 3 boys. Instead she has gone to do plastic surgery and skin bleaching. Pls is it by force to marry and have children? Someone should tell these good for nothing women to go and seek Gods forgiveness. Hmmm I tire o!
ReplyDeleteSome women in naija leave there children unattended to some oven younger than those ones,I mean 13 no be small years old na,if na naija pikin him go go one store and say "gimme bread,when my mummy comes she will pay you". But those children are not living here so they don't have that kind of mentality and the mother should've realized that she was not in Nigeria and probably taken the kids with her or let them stay with a friend but I guess her mind no reach or no smart enough to think of something like that,when she born new ones ( and she will born new ones,trust Nigerian women) I hope say she go don learn her lesson.
ReplyDeleteIf she born those new ones too for UK as she Don get record now with social services they will collect those ones too unless she can prove she is a changed mother and no be for mouth they will all up in her business day and night monitoring and watching her to confirm.
DeleteThis is crazy...Atleast she could have left them with a neighbour or a relation.Atleast thank God nothing happened to the kids.
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