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News Sunday, March 20, 2011


BY Tony Edike


ENUGU – WOMEN in Aku community, Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State are now living in fear, following violent attacks by Odo masqueraders, which stripped two women in broad day-light for allegedly wearing trousers.



http://odili.net/news/source/2011/mar/20/302.html

The scourge of the latest masquerade scare, which had raised security concern in parts of the state, according to sources, has become worse in Ugwunani village in Aku community, where a very dreaded Ocho-Oku diety linked to the Odo masquerade has been making life unbearable for residents, especially women.

A native of Aku told newsmen, that one of the two women stripped, whose name could not be ascertained was a visitor and that she was attacked at Eke Aku by the masqueraders, which completely removed her blouse and compelled her to pay a ransom of N1,700 to regain her freedom for wearing trousers in the area during the period of the Odo masquerade celebration.

What's so offensive about trousers or about women wearing trousers to the masqueraders?

Then the masquerade should be tried in the civil court and probably fined for human right abuse.

assault

PhysicsMHD:

What's so offensive about trousers or about women wearing trousers to the masqueraders?

Ask the masquerade. . hehh.

Andre Uweh:

Then the masquerade should be tried in the civil court and probably fined for human right abuse.

Masquerade society run the town. No long story.

Full story: http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2011/mar/18/national-18-03-2011-008.htm

By the way, according to the report, the masquerade did not descend upon the woman until she made some utterance. So, I'm not so sure this is just about the trousers.

Enugu kwenu!

aloy-emeka:

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Enugu: Masquerades strip 2 women for wearing trousers[/size]
News Sunday, March 20, 2011


BY Tony Edike


ENUGU – WOMEN in Aku community, Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State are now living in fear, following violent attacks by Odo masqueraders, which stripped two women in broad day-light for allegedly wearing trousers.



http://odili.net/news/source/2011/mar/20/302.html

The scourge of the latest masquerade scare, which had raised security concern in parts of the state, according to sources, has become worse in Ugwunani village in Aku community, where a very dreaded Ocho-Oku diety linked to the Odo masquerade has been making life unbearable for residents, especially women.

A native of Aku told newsmen, that one of the two women stripped, whose name could not be ascertained was a visitor and that she was attacked at Eke Aku by the masqueraders, which completely removed her blouse and compelled her to pay a ransom of N1,700 to regain her freedom for wearing trousers in the area during the period of the Odo masquerade celebration.

@Bolded . .what area?A place/square earmarked for Odo masquerade celebration or what
@Topic,Limited information available but IF they were celebrating their whatever and it is against the rules for a woman to appear there on trousers then its cause and effect.Stripping the woman IMO is barbaric . . .they could have just fined her.

Strange things in igboland!

#Afanna:

Strange things in igboland!

Yes . . .Igbo land is very well populated and inhabited,figure it out.Onuku Nsugbe 

Inked_Nerd:


Even if she did say something to him, it doesn't justify removing her clothes. Haven't they heard of stick and stones .

Ehen now, that's what the women received.