Mother, children beat 75-year-old father over firewood, Anambra govt reacts

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  • A 75-year-old retired senior civil servant, Romanus Obidigwe, has reported his wife and two children to the Anambra state government
  • Obidigwe told the ministry of women’s affairs and social welfare that his family has been in the habit of beating him constantly
  • He said they locked him out of his compound after a neighbour intervened and stopped them from beating him over firewood

Obidigwe said his family has been in the habit of beating him constantly.Source: OriginalBut what caused that particular incident was that his daughter, Ozioma, sold his firewood without his consent and when he tried to know why she did so, they pounced on him, tied him up, and used a rod to inflict injuries on him.Obidigwe further revealed that the trio has since stopped feeding him which he accepted as good fate and that they usually steal from him especially his first son, Obuka who had gone to the local government where he retired to claim his benefits.He also noted that it took the intervention of a neighbour before they stopped, after which they locked him out of his compound.”Hoodlums beat lecturer over alleged manhood theft

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