John Mgbe, Owerri
Hundreds of IMO widows on Friday 20th, February 2015, rose from a marathon praying and fasting session in Owerri placing curses on IMO Governor and a number of Ndi Eze IMO state led by Eze Samuel Ohiri and Eze Chidume Okoro for peddling falsehood and dangerous propaganda that erroneously alleged that they carried a mock coffin during their recent peaceful protest against the incessant attacks on one of their own.
The widows resorted to placing of curses on Governor OKOROCHA, Exco members , and Ndi Eze for portraying them in bad light, which was the culmination of the fasting and praying session which they embarked upon in the aftermath of the ugly incident during which thugs loyal to Governor OKOROCHA unleashed terror , dehumanized and dispossessed them of their personal effects.
At the break of the fasting and praying session on that Friday, the leader of IMO widows, Mrs Ijeoma Nwabueze, led the others to lay curse on the leadership of Eze Ohiri led council of Ndi Eze praying also that in the event the allegation of parading a mock coffin is true , then whatever Ndi Eze IMO wish of them must come to pass.
On the other hand, they prayed that since they are very innocent of the several accusations of carrying mock coffin against OKOROCHA, may coffin never depart from their families and the almighty God who is the husband of the widows should visit the wife of OKOROCHA ; she will become a widow soon and the wives of Ndieze IMO will suffer the same fate as the widows they are now dehumanizing.
Others who spoke at the session include, Mrs Edith Anyiwo, Mrs Anthonia who is a representative of Orlu zone, Martina Ejimmadu from Okigwe zone and Mrs Ijeoma Nwabueze from Owerri amongst others.
Those who attended the praying and fasting summit included those who sustained several degrees of injuries such as Augustina Acholonu from Ahiazu Mbaise, Onuoha tesla from Orlu, Julie Akanwa from Ahiazu and Calista Nmerem from Isu LGA.
In addition to the curses they placed on Ndieze IMO led by Eze Sam Ohiri, the Association of Widows placed curses on Eze Chidume Okoro and all Ezes that attended the cleansing ceremony including the hoodlums who were mobilized by OKOROCHA’s aides to flog and inflict several degrees of injuries on them.
The curse of the widows would also pursue those who knew that the allegation was false and yet went ahead to promote it. The women declared that :”The curse attached to such atrocity must follow those who participated or engineered the attack on harmless widows who merely engaged in a peaceful protest; they cannot go unpunished”.
They equally implored the wrath of the God of widows against Commissioner of Youth/Sports, Kenneth Emelu, and Commissioner for Information, Chidi Ibeh, and Chairperson of SUBEB, Getrude Oduka, who manufactured the blatant lies that the widows were found with a mock coffin, thus deceiving Ndi Eze into believing the ruse.
They further swore that the God of the widow will avenge for them and fight their battle. The widows also cursed that any Governor who sponsored the brutalization of defenceless widows would never rule Imo State again, even though such people want to seek reelection in office through brutal force.
