, “This peaceful demonstration is only a way to make the women’s voices to be heard, as well as a clarion call on the communities in Ogbaru to review the existing obnoxious traditions and expunge all forms of harmful practices against women and widows.
“All well-meaning indigenes of Ogbaru and indeed, Anambra State, both at home and in the Diaspora, should lend their voices in speaking against every form of ill-treatment against women and widows, not only in Ogbaru communities but also in all parts of the state.” Okoye urged the Anambra State Government, through the state’s Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court, to protect women and widows in the state and ensure that justice was served on perpetrators of unpalatable widowhood practices against women and widows, irrespective of their social status.All rights reserved.