ABIA GOVERNOR’S WIFE FUMES AS HUSBAND GIVES WIFE MACHETE CUT

REPORTER: LAWRENCE NWOKEDI

The Wife of the Abia State Governor, Mrs. Priscilla Otti, wants legal institutions and security agencies to swiftly implement laws and measures that will protect women and girls from gender-based violence.

Mrs. Otti made this known at the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, when she visited one Mrs. Amarachi Lawrence, who was physically abused with machete by her husband.

Speaking with newsmen after the visit, Mrs. Otti said her team took prompt action immediately the case was reported.

She said the visit was intended to assess the victim’s current condition and explore government support for her treatment and quick recovery.

Mrs. Otti noted that investigations into the ugly incident by government had commenced and made a cash donation for the treatment of the victim

In an interview, one of the eyewitnesses, Mrs. Lovejane Nwiwu, who is the landlady of the couple, stated that the couple had been living peacefully in her compound without any quarrels before the incident happened.

Meanwhile, the culprit Lawrence Chukwunyere, who hailed from Atta Emede Community in Ibeku Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State allegedly attacked his wife with a matchete and attempted to plug out her eyes for not been able to get pregnant after one year of their marriage.

EDITED BY CHUKWUBUIKE MADU