Etim Ekpimah, Uyo

A 41-year-old food seller, Mrs. Lizzy Offiong, has died while struggling for a share of the N1m the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, gave to Mbiaobong market women.

It was learnt that the woman, who sold food around the streets of Uyo in the morning, was returning from a church programme on Saturday when she decided to stop at the market to buy food items.

Her husband, Mr. Gabriel Dick, from Aka Ekpeme, in Ikono Local Government Area, told Southern City News in Uyo on Tuesday that his wife only went to the market to buy food items, but did not know how she became involved with the governor’s money.

According to him, when the governor arrived at the market, he told the women that he was going to give them N1m to share among themselves.

He added that immediately the governor handed the money over to the market leader, Mrs. Edemawang Udo, and left, the market was thrown into chaos.

Dick stated that few minutes before 8pm, he was alerted that his wife had been rushed to St. Luke Hospital, Anua, Uyo, adding that Offiong was transferred to the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, after six hours of treatment at St. Luke Hospital without improvement.

“My wife was in the market to buy food items. When the governor arrived at the market, he asked for the market leader so that he could give them N1m to share among themselves.

“Then Emmanuel handed the money over to the elderly woman and instructed her to share it with the other women and then left. So, the women themselves began to drag the elderly woman to share the money, but from what I heard, there was confusion all over the place.

“So, the old woman was dragged here and there, and as I learnt, I did not know how the money got into my wife’s hand, before men and other women ramped into her, pushed her into the gutter and matched on her. And before anyone could realise what had happened, she had gone into coma,” he said.

The leader of the market women identified as Edemawang Udo, 65, said she was there when people fell on her and pushed her into the gutter, stressing that she had injuries especially on her waist as a result.

Udo said when Emmanuel came, he sent for her and she abandoned what she was doing to meet the governor, explaining that the governor gave her N1m to share with other market women.

She said, “A young man who stood nearby came to collect the money from me, but when a policeman asked if he was my son, I said no. So, immediately I took the money to my stall, other women ran up to me to seize the money; and before you know, men selling beef, overpowered all of us and collected the money.

“I was trampled on and thrown into the gutter; and since then, I have just come to the market. I’ve not seen a kobo of the money the governor gave to us. I don’t know if there was anybody who suffered the way I did.”

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Cordelia Nwawe, said the police was not aware of the incident.

www.punchng.com/woman-41-dies-during-stampede-for-n1m-govs-gift/

Pics
1) Late Mrs. Lizzy Effiong

2) Husband to the deceased , Mr. Ediale Ikhuoria, his children and sympathisers

3) Market leader, Mrs Edemawang Udo

Aaaaw,such a beauty,rip!

dollyjoy:
Aaaaw,such a beauty,rip!

The Governor should be held for culpable Homicide.

Definition:

Culpable homicide is a categorisation of certain offences in various jurisdictions within the Commonwealth of Nations which involves the illegal killing of a person either with or without an intention to kill.

The Governor did not mean to kill her, but the money he shared caused what killed her, a good Lawyer will make the Governor pay well in the Court of Law.

HungerBAD:

Where the Beauty?

the first upload

RIP woman

seriously...what is happening in this country...our politicians though.

That man bu onye ogwu ego maka chi..

Poverty is a crime. Reminds me of that fela song giving three different men who speak entirely different languages entirely different currency notes to share. "Confusion"

Politicians r agents of death


Instead of him to provide social amenities,loan to market wo/men nd business pple etc,instead he gave up 1m dat will barely ve effects on dis pple


God is watchn u in plasma screen

Money mearnt for things that will better the life of citizens is being shared in the market and people are during to taste out of the national cake.... Its well with my country....
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IAMLOOSEWEIGHT

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Nawao

What dafuq?

Awoof don run belle.

Poverty I curse you

A case of give the dog a bad name

The husband to the deceased is bearing two different names in the story

My gun is fully loaded....waiting for who will mention GEJ

RIP ma.Like if you did not read the thread.

See name abeg Mr. Dick

Na free tinz dey kill pesin na

41 years old, going to rush for gifts in a stampede. She took her own life. In this country at the age of 36 you're no different from a 50 year old due to our inactive lifestyles. How do you expect to hold your own in a struggle amongst teenagers and early twenty-somethings?
I have no pity for this woman. I only blame the governor for expediting her death.

Owk

Because of awof money people loose their minds... Their brains shutdown completely.... Poverty is truly a curse

Instead of using the money to build something in the market like Toilet, street light to sell late at night or dig a borehole. U gave them cash to shout ur name I think?

Nigerians, we r still living in the 19th century I'm telling us.

kingofchess:
seriously...what is happening in this country...our politicians though.

The citizens are the problem. They don't even have the mental capacity to ask where these funds are coming from. Soon they'll say they can't pay salaries.

dre11:






www.punchng.com/woman-41-dies-during-stampede-for-n1m-govs-gift/

Pics
1) Late Mrs. Lizzy Effiong

2) Husband to the deceased , Mr. Ediale Ikhuoria, his children and sympathisers

3) Market leader, Mrs Edemawang Udo

Op the second pic is a pic that shows the husband of the pregnant woman murdered in cold blood by her neighbour cos of 1000naira... Stop hyping your news
Wife's name Lizzy Effiong ... Husband's name is not even Akwa Ibom sef

The love of money.