One Mrs. Grace Okpara, has cried out against her Lebanon bosses in Ibafo, Ogun state.
37-year-old Grace, who worked as a cleaner at a logistics company in
Ibafo, where Lebanese couple ─ Joseph and Hala Yasbek ─ are members of
the management, claimed she was dragged on the floor by her bosses
during an argument, reported the matter at the Ibafo Police Division.
She told Punch Newspaper: “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.”
