Antonia Okonkwo, a 44-year-old window has revealed how she was beaten up and striped naked by group of youth in Enugu state, Nigeria. For allegedly hunting snails from sacred forests in the state.
Antonia disclosed this to the Women Aid Collective, when she was visited in the hospital at Afam-Mmaku in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu state. check out DOLLAR TO NAIRA BLACK MARKET EXCHANGE RATE TODAY 5TH NOVEMBER 2022
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The Women Aid Collective, is a an NGO that is found and led by Prof. Joy Ezeilo.
While the victims was visited by the NGO, she claims that she was wrongly accused, that she has never harvested snails from the sacred forest.
Antonia Okonkwo explain that selling snails is the business she do in order to cater for her children since the death of her husband 13-years ago.
She revealed that she was attack at her home, not that she was seen in any forest with any snails. That she was invaded by the youth, drag out of her house, beaten up and striped naked without any given opportunity to defend herself.
She claim that she was beaten up by some Enugu youth, with weapons with weapons and baton, stripped naked and with fresh palm fronds tied around her waist and neck which symbolised an act of taboo in the community.
According to her, I never knew my wrong until I saw one of my snail costumer in their midst, who claims that she was searched by the youth while on his way home, after buying snails from the victim. That the youth saw fresh snails with her in a bag.
Antonia Okonkwo go further by listing the names of her perpetrators to be, Sunday, Jonathan, Obi, Chigazu and Okechukwu, Chukwudike Anikene, Chukwuebuka Agu, Maduabuchi and his father as well as the girl who videotaped her during the attack.
The matter is now in the hands of the Nigeria police, seeking justice for the victim
The Nigeria Police have arrested seven suspects over the incident while others are still at large.
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