11-year-old orphan allegedly b£aten by her aunt’s husband after being accused of stealing N1000 in Benue

An 11-year-old orphan identified as Linda Emberga, was allegedly subjected to severe abuse by her elder sister’s husband after being accused of stealing N1000. 

A Benue resident, Michelle Akuhwa, who disclosed this in a Facebook post on Friday, July 31, 2026, claimed the minor was found tied to a bench in the early hours of today, crying for help. 

Michelle added that the minor is currently under her care while the investigation continues. 

 â€œAround 5:00am today, the cry of Linda woke us up when she was crying and calling her Aunty to help her,” she wrote. 

 

“In response her aunty said “if you call me, I’ll come and unalive you instead”.

 

“To cut the story short, when we met Linda, she was tied on a bench, beaten and left half-d3ad. 

 

“Her aunty’s husband who had beaten her went to farm with her aunty and children.

 

“When we asked what happened, they said “she stole 1k yesterday”.

 

“Usually we would have consoled her and left, but no – something has to be done to put an end to this, because this is not actually the first time.

 

“With my colleague, we took it upon us to make sure justice is served. Cc: Anointed-Daniels Mbachirin. This is brutal!ty, and it’s not right ”

 

“Linda Emberga is an orphan – no mother, no father.

 

“According to her, she’s 11 years old and her parents d!ed when she was just 4 years or thereabout.

 

“She’s staying with her elder sister and the husband. They’re the ones treating her in this evil manner.

 

“They have been bu’lly!!ng her like this for quite some time now. According to the information we gathered so far, this was one of the reasons their former landlord chased them out. But there has to be an end to this.

 

“For now Linda is still under our care. We’re treating her in the hospital while we follow due process to rescue bring her justice before it’s too late.”