Oraifite Women in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State under the aegis of Oraifite Women Based in Awka have condemned the burning to death of a woman, Mrs Blessing Nwanna by her husband, over allegation of infidelity.
Spokesperson of Oraifite Women Based in Anambra, Dr Helen Obi, who is also a
senior lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka in a press briefing on Thursday said the women plan to visit the commissioner for women’s affairs to ensure that the matter is not swept under the carpet.
Obi said the deceased who is a mother of six hails from Oraifite and was married to her husband, Sunday Nwanna, a native of Abagana, where they both lived until Tuesday evening when the man poured fuel on her and set her ablaze after a heated argument,leading to her death.
Obi while briefing journalists cautioned couple against violence, urging them to do well to detect early signs of violence and walk away. She insisted that there was nothing for a woman to be ashamed of in a broken marriage, as it was better to be alive than die while trying to conceal the shame of divorce.
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