Safety operatives in Anambra State have arrested a mom and her two kids for beating their 75-year-old father, recognized as Romanus Obidigwe.
It was gathered that the culprits, Esther Obidigwe, Ozioma Obidigwe and Obuka Obidigwe, dedicated the crime within the Awba-Ofemmili neighborhood in Awka North Native Authorities Space of Anambra State.
This was disclosed in a press assertion issued on Wednesday, by Chidimma Ikeanyionwu, the Media Aide to the state Commissioner for Ladies Affairs and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo.
Ikeanyionwu stated they have been arrested after the sufferer reported to the ministry, including that the sufferer has been struggling a sequence of batterings from his members of the family.
The assertion learn, “Anambra State authorities by way of the safety operatives, has arrested one Esther Obidigwe, Ozioma Obidigwe, and Obuka Obidigwe for beating their 75-year-old father, Romanus Obidigwe.
“Sharing his expertise together with his household on the workplace of the commissioner, Obidigwe, a retired senior civil servant acknowledged that his household has been within the behavior of beating him continuously.
“However what prompted that exact incident was that his daughter, Ozioma, bought his firewood with out his consent and when he tried to know why she did so, they pounced on him, tied him up and used a rod in inflicting accidents on him.
“Obidigwe additional revealed that the trio has since stopped feeding him of which he accepted nearly as good destiny and that they often steal from him particularly his first son, Obuka who had gone to native authorities the place he retired from to say his advantages.
She famous that the sufferer lamented that he had given in to his spouse’s obligatory ‘no sexual relationship’ because the yr 2000, and he did so for the sake of peace.
“He additionally famous that it took the intervention of a neighbour earlier than they stopped, after which they locked him out of his compound.
“Throughout questioning on why they inflicted accidents on their father, his son, Obuka, denied being current when the incident occurred whereas his spouse, Esther, confessed to the crime whereas the daughter, alleged that it was what the daddy wished to do to her that turned in opposition to him,” she added.
Reacting to the event, the Commissioner for Ladies’s Affairs and Social Welfare promised to verify the sufferer will get justice.
Obinabo, subsequently, warned each member of the society to desist from crime as the current administration is out to verify the oppressed get justice.
She insisted that her ministry isn’t solely meant for girls and youngsters however is instituted for the social welfare of everybody.
As of the time of penning this report, the trio have been handed over to the police the place they are going to be additional interrogated and charged in court docket