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By Izunna Okafor, Awka

A woman identified as Chioma Ezeme from Oko in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State has reportedly been intercepted in Ogun State while trekking towards Lomé, the capital of Togo, after spending weeks on the road.

The woman, whose journey has attracted attention online following a viral video of her encounter with a good-spirited who offered to assist her, however declined an offer to return to Anambra, insisting that she was an adult and could make decisions about her life.

In the video which is currently trending on social media, the woman, who was said to be mentally challenged, identified herself as Chioma and explained that she was travelling from Anambra State to Lomé on foot.

She was seen speaking with a man who approached her along the road, with the encounter revealing his concern about the distance she had trekked already and the distance she still has to cover before getting to Togo, as well as the risks associated with such a journey.

Chioma, who was seen with a handbag and a bottle of water, said her destination was Lomé, the capital of Togo, further explaining that she usually passed through the Seme Border.

“Lomé is in Togo. When I pass Shagamu, I will enter Togo, and I'll find my way to the place I'm going to,” she recounted during an interaction with the good-spirited individual trying to help her.

According to her, she had spent about a month trekking before reaching Ogun State, which was where the man saw and tried to persuade her to terminate the journey and return home, promising to help reunite her with her family. However, she maintained that she wanted to continue her journey, insisting that she wanted to be left alone.

When asked about her phone, she said she lost it. She was also unable to recall any family member's phone number, through which her people could be contacted and informed of her whereabouts.

Chioma, who sounds very fluent in English as shown in the video, also revealed that her parents were late, maintaining that her journey was a personal matter and had nothing to do with her family.

Investigations by this reporter, Izunna Okafor, revealed that Chioma Ezeme hailed from Okeani village in Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

Her identity was also corroborated by some social media users, including individuals who claimed to have attended the same school with her as a classmate, describing her as a very brilliant student back then in the school.

Other accounts and investigations further revealed that she had previously worked as a civil servant with the Anambra State Government before getting married and subsequently experiencing difficulties in her marriage.

While she attested to have experienced frustration, the real circumstances that led to her decision to travel to Togo by foot still remain unclear as at the time of this publication.

Reports also showed that this might not be her first time embarking on such a long-distance journey by foot.

While Chioma still had several miles to trek before she could get to Togo from where she was seen in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State; the video, however, did not show what eventually happened after her encounter with the man, particularly with regards to the continuation or the discontinuation of her journey, and whether she was taken to the nearest Police station or not.

Howbeit, the video and Chioma's heart-rending story have continued to generate a chain of reactions on social media, with people calling on those who know her, the leadership of Oko community, and the Anambra State government to quickly intervene and make effort to locate and rescue her, as well as ensure her safe return to Anambra.

https://onyokomita.com/mentally-challenged-anambra-woman-trekking-to-togo-intercepted-in-ogun-state-after-spending-weeks-on-road-refuses-to-return-home-video/

And that was the state peter obi claims to have governd very well oo

yarimo:
And that was the state peter obi claims to have governd very well oo

The most sapa kingdom state in Africa .

What is making Biafrans flee their land?

No ooo. It is Dubai.

But Peter Obi relocated to Tinubu's Lagos ( we all know BAT has ruled since 1999)

Obi ran away to Lagos after 8 years. Obiano ran to Texas.

So it means their State is only for the poor and less privileged.

But it is half New York half Dubai to the people who believe in Jubrille Elle Sudan

FSBoperator:
Ibo land is so terrible that they will crawl on their hands and knees to leave that hell hole.

Validated and co , I lie?

FSBoperator:
Ibo land is so terrible that they will crawl on their hands and knees to leave that hell hole.

Validated and co , I lie?

aside that port in Lagos what else do you people have in the west please what’s all the constant assault on igbos for ? Go talk to your boys on the island aggressively begging motorists

pythonkid:
aside that port in Lagos what else do you people have in the west please what’s all the constant assault on igbos for ? Go talk to your boys on the island aggressively begging motorists

Your people are scattered all over SW not just Lagos

I can say with full confidence that outside your SE, SW hosts the largest population of your people .

You can't do without SW .

This one is trying to escape poverty at home.. give her small chance now, she'll be screaming Obi for President like the rest of them hiding in Lagos, Ogun, Abuja etc.

flokii:
This one is trying to escape poverty at home.. give her small chance now, she'll be screaming Obi for President like the rest of them hiding in Lagos, Ogun, Abuja etc.

Not just poverty but the evil dark air that sits oppressively over that state.

If you ever find yourself in Anambra for the first time you will feel that oppressive presence .

Take a trip across the bridge to Asaba and you will see that weight lifted immediately.

FSBoperator:
Your people are scattered all over SW not just Lagos

I can say with full confidence that outside your SE, SW hosts the largest population of your people .

You can't do without SW .

Then fight for your own oduduwa republic and enjoy it,why is it so hard for you?

Igbos are everywhere in the north,china,uk,everywhere in the world but it’s the tiny Lagos developed by oil Igbos oil money you make noise about,why don’t you make noise with oyo,Osun etc. bunch of emotionally insecured people that can’t compete on a leveled playing ground.

Obi destroyed Anambra’s state no be small..

Meanwhile, Obi’s wife is using a bag worth $160k, about 200m naira o..

pythonkid:
aside that port in Lagos what else do you people have in the west please what’s all the constant assault on igbos for ? Go talk to your boys on the island aggressively begging motorists

Forget Lagos, Anambra’s young boys are all over Ogbomosho selling cold pure water..

lol. Everyone wants to “Japa” , whether on foot, by plane etc…..Whether Togo or Canada, just leave this place . Hmmmm

Why always my State kinsmen ?

Instead of Data boys to defend Tinubu whom is scheduled to take-off his campaign in Kaduna .
Tinubu will be chased out today.

Mkpurumirri don finish this woman.
See the effect in her eyes

This people are passing through a lot in that hell hole of a region

Woman from upper Ikwe

Obi's adviser

Your pain dey sweet us! Can you listen to yourself? You are even complaining for Yoruba's, saying we should fight for Oduduwa State. Yorubas are focused, we know where we are going, we follow process. We are not noise makers. We get what we want. Use this energy on your people, today Biafra, tomorrow Kanu, next tomorrow Peter Obi. Let them state the main thing they want. Most importantly, Ibos should stop developing other people's region, they should go back home and develop their own region too. Time will tell, except they change from what they are now.

Thewrath:
Then fight for your own oduduwa republic and enjoy it,why is it so hard for you?

Igbos are everywhere in the north,china,uk,everywhere in the world but it’s the tiny Lagos developed by oil Igbos oil money you make noise about,why don’t you make noise with oyo,Osun etc. bunch of emotionally insecured people that can’t compete on a leveled playing ground.

yarimo:
And that was the state peter obi claims to have governd very well oo

Thats how bad soludo has turn the state.

PulaPower:
Obi destroyed Anambra’s state no be small..

Meanwhile, Obi’s wife is using a bag worth $160k, about 200m naira o..

Im happy this is happening under soludo the apc shege promax stooge.

Those who scream " elections have consequences".

Trust me they are the luckiest ones who have escaped to SW.

flokii:
This one is trying to escape poverty at home.. give her small chance now, she'll be screaming Obi for President like the rest of them hiding in Lagos, Ogun, Abuja etc.

Soliid ol0d0 has failed her

yarimo:
And that was the state peter obi claims to have governd very well oo

If you finally ever get sense for this life, na miracle

pythonkid:
aside that port in Lagos what else do you people have in the west please what’s all the constant assault on igbos for ? Go talk to your boys on the island aggressively begging motorists

Leave port alone, it is not seaport that makes Lagos great.
Kano does not have port, its economy is greater than the whole of SE region

Economy growth is not about bringing in substandard goods into the country, it's about industrialisation

My fear is that the woman is presently on what is called 'enemy territory' in military parlance. She now stands the risk of her skull being mined...everybody wants to escspe the horrible situation created by Tinubu's govt. You can't be in the poverty capital of the world and wouldn't want out.
2027 is the hungry masses vs APC.

Leave him abegc..let him go

I thought ALL South Easterners are Billionaires and every other region and tribe are suffering?

This is strange.

God help her

The Police should get her and take her back to Anambra State. She needs medical attention first.

yarimo:
And that was the state peter obi claims to have governd very well oo

He governed it very well because this did not happen in his time as Governor. If you have sense you will direct your yeye question to the incubent Governor of Anambra

Why the woman dey refuse to return home na? The Anambra wey Obi don turn to Dubai na em dis ungrateful woman dey run from. Same Anambra that I have been applying for their visitor’s Visa since 2015, just to see the 7 wonders of Obi
This life no balance o