The widow who was tied and beaten by members of her community after she was accused of being a witch has been hospitalized.
It was earlier reported that the woman, identified as Mrs Okechi, was tied up in a public place for two days and tortured by grown men after she was branded a witch by her late husband’s brother’s wife.
A video capturing the horrific moment some young men took turns to flog the elderly woman was shared online by human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, on Sunday, August 28.
The video stirred an outrage on social media and attracted the attention of the Abia State Government who gave an update that the woman has been rescued and hospitalized.
Harrison has now shared a video of the woman on her hospital bed and she is seen weeping profusely while her daughter tried to console her.
Watch below,
Meanwhile, the widow’s daughter, identified as Flourish Victor, has reacted to the disturbing incident.
“She was accused by my uncle’s wife for being a witch which she’s not and they decided to kill my mom for me, friends I’ve been in tears since Tuesday till now, I came all the way from Lagos down to Umuahia and I couldn’t recognize my own mom, chai obi agbawalam 💔🥺🥺🥺🥺💔💔💔 am in severe pain but no wahala God dey.
“My heart aches… I feel humiliated… I feel like I’m not alive again. I want revenge… I really want revenge,” She wrote.
