USAfrica exclusive: Houston Day Care Operator Jessica Tata who fled to Nigeria could be in Port Harcourt.
By Chido Nwangwu
USAfrica March 1, 2011: 22 years old Ms. Jessica Tata, a Nigerian based in Houston, has reportedly fled to Nigeria; becoming a fugitive from justice for her responsibilities as owner of a home day care operator accused in a fire that killed four children.
USAfrica and USAfricaonline.com can confirm that she is from the River State of Nigeria, near the restive, oil city of Port Harcourt.
USAfrica can also report that the day care operator Jessica Tata who fled to Nigeria could be in Port Harcourt, in the Rivers State of Nigeria.
Her father Godfrey Tata, owner of a healthcare business, has been a resident of Houston since the early 1980s, and until recently spends more time in Nigeria, and a few months in Houston.
USAfricaonline.com Publisher is reliably informed that Jessica’s father was expected back to Houston last weekend of February but did not make it back. At the time of this report on March 1, 2011, he was still away. The same weekend of Saturday February 27, 2011, he was expected, her daughter Jessica, apparently fled from Houston, Texas.
Heath instigators and security officials in Houston are reporting that that left the very young kids she was caring for without adult supervision, while a stovetop burner was on, before the fire started. Investigators believe that the stovetop burner was
the source of the fire. She has been charged for reckless injury to a child involving serious bodily injury. Some of the children are dead, and the offense carries a sentence of 2 to 10 years in prison.
The US Marshals Service in Houston to help track her down. USAfrica understands they will be working with interpol and the FBI to track the movements and paths of the young Nigerian-American. The Nigerian community in Houston and other Africans in the area are worried by the fact Ms. Tata ran away especially as there are very young kids who apparently died from the negligence at her home day care facility. ©USAfrica 2011. By Chido Nwangwu, Founder & Publisher of USAfrica and recipient of several journalism and public policy awards, was recently profiled by the CNN International for his pioneering works on multimedia/news projects for Africans and Americans. http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2010/07/29/mpa.african.media.bk.a.cnn
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The U.S. Marshals are offering up to $25,000.00 in rewards and Houston, Harris County, Texas Crime Stoppers are offering up to $5,000.00 in rewards for information thats leads to the arrest and return of Jessica Tata to Texas. Someone could earn up to $30,000.00 for finding Tata and calling the police with the information that would lead to her arrest.
How did she get into Nigeria? Did she already have a Visa to enter Nigeria or did
she have a Nigerian Passport? Also, have the authorities determined who
paid for her airline ticket?
I believe she panicked and in that blurred moment she decided to run. I also suspect that some people that she may have called upon for advice may her encouraged to run. This is truly a tragedy for everyone including Jessica and her family. I pray that God in his infinite mercy console the bereaved families and also touches Jessica's heart to turn herself in and come tell us what happened and then shall the healing process begin for all.
Arrest her mom! Who else could have aided her, and made connections with the dad to get her out of the country.
Arrest the dad whenever (if he tries to return to)
These 2 definitely know where she is. She didnt grow up in Nigeria, so clearly didnt organize the trip on her own.
Arrest her mom! Who else could have aided her, and made connections with the dad to get her out of the country.
Arrest the dad whenever (if he tries to return to)
These 2 definitely know where she is. She didnt grow up in Nigeria, so clearly didnt organize the trip on her own.
The girl may have panic and ran away. She was wrong and should be back to explain what happened and pay her dues.
The girl may have panic and ran away. She was wrong and should be back to explain what happened and pay her dues.
The girl may have panic and ran away. She was wrong and should be back to explain what happened and pay her dues.
She will come back the spirit of those will not let her rest. Running will not help her she need to deal with. My sympathy goes to the parents that lost their kids and i pray to God to give them the strength to get through this . I know that many of them will also be Nigerian.
i"ll go look for her over there cause thats my home town too. she's wrong for that.
She will come back the spirit of those will not let her rest. Running will not help her she need to deal with. My sympathy goes to the parents that lost their kids and i pray to God to give them the strength to get through this . I know that many of them will also be Nigerian.
They better go and get her.
Really I though they say she was caught in atlanta