NAWOJ Condemns Rape, Murder Of Pastor’s Wife In Ekpeye

The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Rivers State Chapter, has condemned in strong terms the rape and killing of Mrs Chigbewejim Lawyer by cultists suspected to be members of the dreaded Iceland cult group at Abaripko in Ahoada East Local Government Area.
This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Chairperson of the Association, Sussan Serekara-Nwikhana and its secretary, Ngozi Anosike and made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt, yesterday.
The Association described as wicked, the abduction and rape of a mother of two , Mrs. Chigbewejim Lawyer to death few hours after she was abducted in her Abarikpo, community over the weekend.
Report has it that the late Pastor’s wife whose abduction took place at about 1:00am was later found dead at about 10am in her community with multiple injuries and blood in her private part.
NAWOJ therefore called for justice on behalf of the deceased, mandated security agencies to ensure that the perpetrators of the evil act are brought to book.
It stressed that with the narration given by the husband of the late woman, Pastor Lawyer Steward, that solution to the arrest and prosecution of the culprits are already provided.
The husband of the victim, who is also an assistant Pastor with Seventh Day Adventist Church Abarikpo, in a chat with newsmen, disclosed that his late wife was murdered by some group of boys after raping her.
The association believes that the police will leave no stone unturned in unravelling the people behind the dastardly act especially with the disclosure made by the deceased ‘s husband who further alleged that one Mr Sunday, aka ‘Borokiri’ claimed to have been responsible for the dastardly act.
The association also described as painful the sudden twist of the fate of the two children of the late woman, aged between seven and three.
The women journalists maintained that given the harsh economic realities on ground, people are already stressed up and should be saved from living in fear as it called for the deployment of more security personnel to Abarikpo community to forestall the breakdown of law and order.
The body further tasked security agencies on the peace and security of Abarikpo community and wondered why lives of human beings no longer have meaning to cultists.
Unconfirmed report also has it that the cultists claimed that the deceased talked much about their ‘activities’ in her privacy hence the reason for the attack.

By: King Onunwor