Ebonyi State Office of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has intervened into the alleged killing of a woman by her husband by escalating the incident to the State Command of the Nigeria Police Force for thorough investigation and other necessary action in accordance with the law.
The NHRC State Coordinator, Onyekachi Okorie who reported the alleged beating to death of the woman by her husband to the Police also attended the burial ceremony of the deceased woman.
Prior to the burial, the Coordinator collaborated with relevant stakeholders in the State to ensure the arrest of the suspect who is currently remanded in prison custody from where he attends his trial for willful homicide.
According to the Coordinator, the burial was marked with emotional moments as the little children of the diseased wept uncontrollably as they witnessed the sad event confirming that they have been untimely rendered motherless by their own father.
The event was attended by the Police, the Judiciary, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, the Media, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other agencies and organisations who are stakeholders in the fight against gender violence and other human rights violations.
The burial presented a veritable opportunity to sensitise the mourning community on the need to jettison all forms of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), which has severally resulted in the untimely deaths of many citizens.
The Commission is therefore using the opportunity to remind citizens that the government has made efforts to stop violence in the society. For instance, the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act, 2015 is an extant legislation in Nigeria to guard against violence in the country.
