By Mimi Chiadikobi
The Anambra Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has arrésted Esther Obidigwe, Ozioma Obidigwe, and Obuka Obidigwe for bẹāting up their patriarch.
Mrs Ify Obinabo, the Commissioner of the Ministry said that the arrest was made after the 75 years old victim named Mr Romanus Obidigwe reported the incident to the ministry.
Obinabo in an interview with Journalists in Awka on Wednesday revealed that the incident happened in Awba-Ofemmili in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra.
She said that Obidigwe a retired senior civil servant shared his experience that his family has been in the habit of bęäting him and stopped feeding him.
Obinabo said that the cause of the alleged ill-treatment resulted in his daughter, Ozioma sold his firewood without his consent and when he tried to know why , they pounced on him, tied him up and use a rod in inflicting injuries on him.
She said that Obidigwe further revealed that the trio usually steal from him especially his first son, Obuka who had gone to local government where he retired from to claim his benefits.
The patriarch bitterly lamented that it was for the sake of peace that he gave in to his wife’s compulsory “no sexual relationship” since year 2000 till date.
He also noted that it took the intervention of a neighbor before they stopped beating him after which they locked him out of his compound.
Obinabo said that his son Obuka denied that he inflicted injury on their father as he was not present when the incident happened.
The Commissioner said that his wife, Mrs Esther Obidigwe confessed to the crime whereas the daughter, alleged that it was what the father wanted to do to her that turned against him.
Obinabo, who was furious over the dastardly act, promised to make sure the patriarch gets justice.
She, therefore, warned every member of the society to desist from such crime as the present administration is out to make sure the oppressed gets justice.
She also noted that her ministry is not only meant for women and children but is instituted for the social welfare of everyone.
The trio has been handed over to the police where they will be intereogated and charged to court
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