President
Goodluck Jonathan has ordered a probe into the case of a 34-year-old woman,
Mrs. Alexandra Ossai, who accused her Lebanese boss, Kaveh Noine, of causing
her to lose her seven-month pregnancy after he kicked her in the stomach.
Special
Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, disclosed
this in his Twitter handle as well as his Facebook page on Thursday. Read more after the cut...
Ossai, who until December 13, 2013, was a
supervisor with a Lebanese owned firm, Toppan Printing Company. She had alleged
that her boss, Noine assaulted her many
times during her eight months stay at the company.
Currently at
a private hospital in the Fagba area of Lagos State, Ossai was said to have
undergone emergency surgery four days after the kick to save her life as her
placenta was said to have been damaged.
Abati said
Jonathan was shocked when he learnt of the development and had directed the
Nigeria Police Force to investigate the matter.
He said the
President had also directed four ministers – Mr. Aba Moro (Interior), Chief
Emeka Wogu (Labour), Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu (Health) and Hajia Zaynab Maina
(Women Affairs) – as well as the National Human Rights Commission, to probe the
matter in order to recommend sanctions and remedial actions.
He said,
“President Jonathan was shocked by reports of a pregnant Nigerian worker losing
her baby after being beaten up by her Lebanese employer.
“The
President has ordered the police, ministers of Interior, Labour, Women Affairs,
Health and the NHRC to investigate for sanctions and remedial action.”
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