Widows Drinking Water Of Dead Husband's Body In Akwa Ibom, Declared Unlawful

Widows Drinking Water Of Dead Husband's Body In Akwa Ibom, Declared Unlawful

I used to think that this inhuman practice only happens in the South-East states. Latest revelation has shown that it is also practiced in Akwa Ibom state, South-South Nigeria. As you read this, the wicked custom allowing the seizure of deceased husbands properties and subjecting their widows to inhuman practices such as shaving of the head and making them drink the water used to bath their dead husbands, among others, have been outlawed. It's now illegal for any woman to be subjected to such treatment, anyone who does such will pay dearly!

In a Bill passed by the State House of Assembly and signed by the governor, Godswill Akpabio, the custom which maltreat widows after the deaths of their husbands has been declared unlawful. While reacting on the new law, the First Lady of the state, Mrs Unoma Akpabio, commended the House of Assembly for the pro-women law, describing the passage of the law as a breakthrough for the womenfolk in the state. “I appreciate the state House of Assembly and the state governor," she said.