Awka— A pregnant woman, Mrs. Mmesoma Odili, from Umuosiegbo village, Umunya in Oyi local government area of Anambra State, is in a devastating mood following the loss of her pregnancy during eight days of detention at the Zone 13 Police Headquarters, Ukpo, Anambra State.

It was gathered that the police had to arrest Mmesoma when they could not lay hands on her husband over a land dispute in the area.

An indigene of the community, Mr. Jude Ikeanyionwu, who said the dispute has torn the area apart, called on the state governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, and other stakeholders in the state, to intervene in the worrisome situation before it leads to the loss of more lives.

Ikeanyionwu said: “Mmesoma’s husband is a member of the community’s vigilante group and one of those opposed to the illegal attempt to sell our communal land by some of our elders.

“When the men of Zone 13 Police came to arrest those who do not want our land to be sold since we had shared it among the various families and they could not find Mmesoma’s husband, they arrested his pregnant wife.

“For eight days she was in detention and it was during this period that she had a miscarriage and lost her three months pregnancy. The police had to let her go when she was almost dying in detention.

“The situation in our kindred now is that those who want to sell our land by force have been harassing us with police from Abuja, such that all the men in the village no longer sleep in their houses for fear of arrest.

“We have no other land, which was why a decision was taken to share the large expanse with the various families, which has been done. It is, therefore, surprising that my uncle, who was chairman of the kindred, insisted on selling the land when we and our children have no other land to lay hands on.”

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It was gathered that the police had to arrest Mmesoma when they could not lay hands on her husband over a land dispute in the area.

How is legal to arrest a 3rd party for someone else's crimes 🤔? Why stop there arrest his children, parents, cousins, neighbors and the owner of his favorite restaurant.

And oby ezekwesili won't say anything oo

yarimo:
It happens in oby ezekwesili home state yet no any comments from her, but if it happens in other states. ezekwesili could have issue silly statements condemning it and associating it with eithnic persecution

You need proper mental care and I know your father is currently having unrest about your case

Jewskillmohamed:


You need proper mental care and I know your father is currently having unrest about your case

is that all?

Chaaii... This one pain me

Nigerian police done dey do abortion?

It's well....

She should get a good lawyer and sue the NIGERIAN POLICE to court and claim mega money in damages.

Nigerian Police and Terrorists are the same, just that one has a uniform and the other have beards.

Sue the Police. Request for 70 trillion in damages.

As far as am concerned, this is a case of murder... unprofessional poor Nigeria police force

Nigeria police will never understand the damages still aging stage of their life

FuglyGurl:


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/03/anambra-woman-loses-pregnancy-in-police-custody/

not again

Arresting n keeping a pregnant woman for someone's crime is wrong, our officers always act unprofessional.

FuglyGurl:


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/03/anambra-woman-loses-pregnancy-in-police-custody/

Nigeria Police in the spotlight for wrong reasons

Nawa o

Peter Obi and Atiku would still come to condemn this

Just saying

sorry

Let her sue the police

Blue3k:


How is legal to arrest a 3rd party for someone else's crimes 🤔? Why stop there arrest his children, parents, cousins, neighbors and the owner of his favorite restaurant.

A lawyer or a police officer should help answer this question

Inspector General of police and state commissioner should be sued for this.

Na wa o

The state of any country is the reflection of her police...Since I was born, and now am getting old, bail has never bin free in the Nigerian Police...to make Nigeria a great country, it must start from the police...not the politicians, not the common man on the street, not the so called spiritual leaders...if the police do their work the way it is suppose to be done, none of the above mentioned people can behave anyhow

This is all shades of wrong, that station should be burnt down, the officers should be stripped naked and flogged with bull whips, that is what they deserve

The arrest was illegal. The Police Act states that no one should be arrested in place of another person. I trust members of the NPF to do the exact opposite.

geoworldedu:
Nigerian Police and Terrorists are the same, just that one has a uniform and the other have beards.

But is not all terrorists that has beards, also keeping beards now has become fashion among men in the world today. British government recently lift keeping beards by their army after more than 100 years ban. Keeping beards isn't a crime but since the wicked West has finally brainwashed you people by calling any muslim with beards a terrorist knowing fully that keeping beards is part of Islam and according to history Jesus Isa (AS) also kept beards.
America and the West with terrorism are like 5&6 but they will never succeed.

NPF again

Stupid officers

Sad

Anambra again, Hmmmmm