ASSAULT: LEBANESE EMPLOYER ASSAULTS A NIGERIAN WOMAN IN NIGERIA

A Lebanese couple Joseph and Hala Yasbek , members of the management at a logistics company in Ibafo, Ogun state ,was allegedly  dragged one Mrs. Grace Okpara,37,on  the floor by during an argument.

According to her: “I work as a cleaner at the Lebanese company, and I earn N20,000 as salary. The incident happened on January 14 at about 11.30am. We were three working as cleaners in the company.

“That day, Hala said I did not clean the premises very well, but as I tried to explain, she kicked me and I fell. Minutes later when the husband showed up, I reported Hala to him, but he also slapped me.
“I fell ill after the incident and went to the hospital for treatment. I was treated at a private hospital in Ibafo. I was discharged on Thursday and then went to report to the police. The fee for my treatment was paid by the police at Ibafo.”

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the incident saying, “The two Lebanese were invited, and we have asked them to come back with officials of the company. The Lebanese husband explained that it was the complainant who wanted to hit his wife, and he had to block her (Grace) by pushing her away.
“The fact is that the two parties had been having conflicts for some time.
“It is not a matter of assault alone. We are trying to mediate between them.
“But if the woman feels she had been so badly maltreated, the police can charge the matter to court.”

However, it is high time our Police and Immigrations officers must  do their job right, from the research, Lebanese people are violent when it come to domestic staffs....I will urge Mrs Mrs. Grace Okpara, to press charges against the couple, because this is a case of an assault.

Source: Punch Newspaper