Nonye Soludo, the first lady of Anambra State has described as “gruesome and evil” the setting ablaze of Blessing Nwaka by her jealous husband over domestic matter in Abagana community, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state.
Soludo vowed to see to the end of the case, insisting that the full justice must be made to take prime place in the whole process.
The governor’s wife made the disclosure on Thursday in Awka after receiving details of the viral incident from Ify Obinabo, the commissioner for women and children affairs, and her health counterpart, Afam Obidike, whom she had directed to visit the scene of the incident.
The victim, a mother of five boys, was seen in a viral gory clip on social media on Wednesday scampering for safety while carrying a 3rd degree burn around her torso and other body areas.
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According to eyewitnesses, the victim’s husband, Mr Sunday Obiozor Nwaka, a middle-aged man who, alongside their five sons, depended on the wife’s petty business to survive, emptied a can of fuel on the woman and immediately set her on fire over little family misunderstanding.
Soludo reiterated that the present administration takes issues of domestic violence and abuses as serious crimes, stating that no one who is found guilty of such offences would be let to walk free.
She expressed disappointment at the rising cases of violence and abuses in homes and re-issued her long-term call for serious social reformation, beginning with a systemic approach to fighting drug use and related problems.
She added that the state government will find the best approach to take care of the five children whom, she said, should be in the most careful manner.
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