Indigenes of Mgbom Egbani, Ugwulangwu in Ebonyi stood still in great shock as one of their own, who is a serving soldier raided his home town to brutalize his stepmother with her Nine children, forced them out of his late father’s house and demolished it, claiming that no one in the community can question his actions.
The soldier Mr. Nwakpu when interrogated, postulated that he did not give his consent when his late father wanted to marry another wife, but the late father instisted on marrying Mrs. Nnennaya, relocated her and built another house for her.
Responding to this development, Mr. Emmanuel Idika, the community youth leader execrated the attitude of the soldier. He said;
“We the good people of Mgbom Egbani community and Ugwulangwu at large condemned the barbaric act done to our daughter, their wife Nnennaya Okorie Ano, a widow by one Mr. Nwakpu Okorie Ano.”
Confirming the incident, he said “The widow’s house was demolished today by the so-called Nwakpu Okorie and co, living her and her nine children without shelter. I believe that the gods of our land will fight for her, and please human rights should equally do well to interfere in this matter.”
Meanwhile, the late father ‘Okorie Ano’ was said to be a prominent teacher in Ugwulangwu, who died two months ago.
This however gave Nwakpu the leverage to carry out this dastardly.
The community members further extend their displeasure towards this sad incident, while calling on the government, human right activist and well meaning individuals to come to the aid of Mrs. Nnennaya Okorie, a widow and her nine children.
By Chinenye Gertrude
GGB reports
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