Over 100 Old Women Protest Naked Over Unlawful Detention Of Their Children By Security Agents (Photos)
More than 100 aged women between the age of 50 and 80 years of age from Ebonyi State in Agubia Community in Ikwo Local Government Area stripped half naked, in protest of the “unlawful” arrest of their children by security agents operating in the state.
These old women had stormed the Government House gate at about 11 am on Monday morning, making demand for the immediate release of their male children who they said were allegedly arrested by police following a crises that erupted in Agubia Ikwo recently.
Their hopes were tarnished as they could not get their wish which was to gain entrance into the government house to meet with the state governor in Abakiliki.
Accordingly, it was also gathered that a bloody clash had erupted between two rival groups about a month ago over group to have control over the other in a popularly motor park in the community. During the clash, many lives were lost and many left wounded, it was also gathered that properties worth millions of naira were also destroyed during the clash.
A woman by name Mrs Mercy Nwali, who had taken time to speak on behalf of the busy women, said the reason of the protest was to demand urgent and amicable resolution of the matter as their lives and that of their family members had been in danger.
“What we demand is that all of them should come home so that we make peace. They shouldn’t be in town here and be terrorizing us in the village. We no longer sleep in our homes and we want government to intervene”, she explained.
It took the intervention of the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Border Peace and Conflict Resolution, Hon. Stanley Okoro to pacify the women to vacate the government house gate.
The commissioner assured them that government will ensure that their demand are given immediate attention.
He urged them to go home and be assured that government is determined to returning permanent peace in the area.
However, the women bluntly refused to collect money released to them nor enter the bus provided by the government to convey them back to Agubia Community.
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