The Police commissioner for the Federal Capital Territory, Adewale Ajao, has ordered the prompt arrest of a woman who has reportedly been abusing and starving a 14-year-old girl who was placed to work as a maid in Abuja.

MATTERS ARISING: The Police commissioner for the Federal Capital Territory, Adewale Ajao, has ordered the prompt arrest of a woman who has reportedly been abusing and starving a 14-year-old girl who was placed to work as a maid in Abuja.

The police have taken action following the widely-circulated video that surfaced online showing the girl, who was identified as Bashariya, narrating her experience in Hausa.