They were welcomed into homes as trusted helps, entrusted with children and other chores woven around family life. But for some employers, that trust proved fatal. In this report, DANIEL AYANTOYE traces the growing pattern of domestic workers implicated in violent crimes, the lives shattered in their wake, and the measures experts say could stem the tide
For months, 22-year-old Sodeinde Philip was a familiar face around the home of retired broadcaster, Mrs Olakitan Oyesiku.
As her security guard, he exchanged pleasantries with neighbours, watched over the compound, and became intimately familiar with the family’s daily routines. Like many domestic workers, he was trusted with access to the home and became part of its everyday life.
But that trust would end in a brutal act of betrayal, as was later reported.
After he was dismissed over what family members described as behavioural issues, Philip reportedly nursed a grudge against his former employer.
