By our Reporter
A woman who joined forces with her two children to ‘hug’ up her 75-year-old husband has been arrested by police operatives in Anambra State.
The suspect, Esther Obidigwe, was arrested alongside her two children, identified as Ozioma and Obuka, in Awba-Ofemili, Awka North local government area of the state.
The arrest followed a report from the victim, Mr Romanus Obidigwe, which he tabled at the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare.
Obidigwe, a retired senior civil servant, while narrating his ordeal at the Ministry, said: “My family has been mistreating me. In this particular incident, my daughter, Ozioma, sold my firewood without my consent and when I confronted her, she, her mother and brother pounced on me, restrained me and caused injuries.It took the intervention of a neighbour before they stopped, after which they locked me out of my compound.They have since stopped feeding me which I accepted in good faith, yet, they usually steal from me, especially my first son. He even went to the extent of claiming my benefits at the Local Government Area I retired from.
“Just for peace to reign, I submitted to my wife’s compulsory “no sexual relationship” since the year 2000 till date.”
Responding to the allegations, the first son of the victim, Obuka, denied being present when the incident happened while his wife, Mrs Esther Obidigwe confessed to the crime.