Woman Cries Out After In-law Allegedly Abducted Her Three Children

A woman, simply addressed as Mrs Blessing has cried out after her sister in-law allegedly abducted her three children On Monday, 19^th Of April, 2021 because she refused to attend her Ex-husband’s funeral in their village.

The woman had been separated from her husband, Godwin Onoja due to domestic violence for over a year before the husband died of terminal illness a month ago and therefore felt no need to attend the deceased funeral or take part in the widow’s rite.

She was however astonished when the deceased elder sister visited her parent’s house in Abuja to abduct her three children.

In a video shared by her, She revealed that she hasn’t heard from her children, neither does she know the whereabouts of the deceased family members except the mother who is In the village where the widow’s rite is supposed to take place.

Also, Hadassah Support group where Mrs Blessing has been getting financial support from since she separated from her husband confirmed the incident in a lengthy write-up, while calling on Kogi state government to intervene.

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‘’ HOW DOES ANYONE SLEEP PEACEFULLY AT NIGHT, KNOWING THAT THEY HAVE ABDUCTED YOUNG CHILDREN FROM THEIR MOTHER

Blessing is a member of Hadassah Support Group. The Foundation has helped her and her children financially a couple of times after she left her abusive husband over a year ago (the husband who became late about a month ago due to a terminal illness).

Whilst been separated, she had been solely responsible for the three children without help from her late husband or his family members.

Upon the death of her late husband about a month ago, his family members have accused Blessing of his death and has requested that she comes to their village with the children to swear and oath and undergo some of the harmful widows rites.

She however refused to honor the invitation of going to the village because she doesn’t have a hand in his death. Instead he died as a result of a terminal illness which he had been battling with even before Blessing left the abusive marriage.

Three days ago, her late husband’s elder sister came to her Blessing’s parents house in Abuja and abducted the three children.

Up till now, Blessing is not aware of their location. She also doesn’t know the present location of any of her late husband’s family members except his mother who is in the village (the same village she has been requested to come undergo the harmful widow’s rite).

We are calling on the Kogi State Government, NGO’s, Federal Agencies, Human Right Activists and well meaning Nigerians to please help Blessing get her children back’’