The woman who was assaulted by her lawyer husband in Akwa Ibom State has called on the police not to prosecute her husband and therefore demanded for his release from custody adding that the matter should be rested for her sanity and that of her two children.
Penpushing reports that the lawyer, Ebere Ebong it is recalled was filmed assaulting his wife, Ekemini, at night in their residence in Uyo on December 14,2023, a development which subsequently led to his (Ebong) arrest
The woman mother of two, in the video of the incident, which went viral on the internet, was beaten bule and black by the husband and equally had a bloodied face, also left half naked, before she was rescued by neighbours
Penpushing further reports that in a twist of event, the assaulted woman in a public statement dated December 20, 2023 asked the police to release her husband, and that the children were inconsolable looking for their father.
‘I hereby unequivocally state for the umpteenth time that this matter should be rested for good for the interest of my sanity, but most especially, in the interest of my children, who are inconsolable looking for their father since last week’, she wrote.
‘The complaint I made on 14 December was investigated by the police and through the intervention of our family members taking cognizance of our beloved children aged 7 and 10 respectively, we reached an amicable settlement and the same was effectively communicated to the Divisional Police Officer in writing, and that for me signalled the end of the matter’, she added
‘I had no further interest in pursuing the matter and at the same time generating the publicity and traction it has gathered within the media space. I have made personal decisions on the issue which is in the best interest of my children particularly and I”
“The mental challenges and the anxiety that comes with the furore this issue has generated is becoming unbearable and have adversely affected my health and that of my innocent children’, the woman emphasized
Penpushing also reports that the victim acknowledged the intervention of several groups, including the Nigerian Bar Association, FIDA, the Ministry of Women Affairs and religious leaders and the Akwa Ibom State Government.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command Public Relations Officer Odiko Macdon as at the time of filing this report said he only saw the statement of the woman on social media, explaining that she has the right to express herself concerning her husband.
Penpushing reports that it is recalled that after the video went viral, the National leadership of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) directed the Uyo Branch of the Union to set up a disciplinary committee for Ebong to appear.
The chairperson of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Uyo Branch, Augustine Umoh, when contacted affirmed that the committee has been set up by the branch, adding that the case is also in court, explaining that it was the duty of the Director of Public Prosecution in the State to prosecute for alleged crime.
‘The case is in court and it is the duty of the Director of Public Prosecution in the State to prosecute for alleged crime. The NBA is not concerned with that. The lawyer (suspect) was arraigned and has been granted bail on self-recognisance’ Umoh added.
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