Couple Brutalize Sister In-Law Living With Them

1

A young lady Bela Omeneka has recounted how she was severely beaten over suspicion that she was having an affair with her

The 29-year old Bela who began living with her husband’s brother and his wife afterher wedding in 2016 to a man who lives in Amsterdam told Vanguard;

”The first attack on me occurred in May 2017, by Kelly’s wife, shortly after I started staying with my in-laws. But my mother-in-law intervened and said I should forgive her. My in-laws did not hide their dislike for me. When my husband visited, I complained to him but he pacified me to stay with them, saying he did not want me to live alone. Shortly after he left, I was attacked again. When I could not bear the attack and continued threat, I went to my elder sister’s place in Lekki.

“By December last year, Kelly told me to travel with them to the village but I declined on the ground that my husband was not around and also because I had an interview. He attempted to beat me but I left for my sister’s place out of fear. When my husband called, he told me to go back to where he left me and I obeyed and returned last Saturday to his family’s house.”

When she arrived, Bela said she noticed that some of her personal belongings had been stolen. Upon confronting  Mercy, Kelly’s wife, a quarrel which degenerated into a fight ensued.

She said:

“During the fight, she called one of my brothers-in-law, Benjamin on phone. Benjamin, in turn, contacted Kelly to come and chase me out of the house. Immediately he arrived, he met his wife fighting me, he did not separate us. Rather, he went for a horse whip and started flogging me all over my body and at the same time, hitting me in the ribs. He said he would leave an indelible mark on the face I usually pose on Facebook and that he would also kill me.

“He accused me of bewitching his brother to the extent that he does not look at the face of another back in Europe. A member of the family called and instructed them to seize my marriage certificate so that I won’t have any vital document to prove that the union was legal. He also seized my phone and dragged me out of the building. All I could remember at that point was seeing an oncoming car approaching the direction he dumped me, as I passed out.”

Neighbours revived her but could not take her in. At about 4am, Bela said Kelly later opened the gate for her and ordered her to pack her things out of the house while accusing her of being promiscuous.

“He told me that they had a directive from their mother not to allow me in until I went to the village to swear an oath of fidelity. A concerned neighbour put me in a cab that took me to my sister’s place, from where I was rushed to the hospital”

Speaking on the issue, Kelly Omeneka denied taking part in the battery when Vanguard contacted him.

“I am from Uromi, Edo state and it is a taboo for a married woman to have extramarital affairs. She left the family house for over one month without telling anyone where she went to. As it is, I am not expected to have anything to do with her so as not to fall a victim of the consequences of her action.”

Mercy, Kelly’s wife, a 2015 graduate of Criminology from the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, admitted to having fought with Bela. According to her she fought with Bela, due to accusations from the latter that her fan was stolen from her room, while she was away.


CLICK TO COMMENT

1 COMMENT

  1. this thing called marriage is it by fire by force one must marry,marriage is a blessed thing to be involve with but when it come with violence it’s cruelty and wickedness,to me I don’t tink to I can even stay in a family house or even allowing my husband brother and family to come leave with me in my own matrimonial house.the decision is ours no one can advise her order than the advice she gives to herself,who marriage epp

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.