'Our Sons Rape Us On Daily Basis'-Imo Christian Mothers

Christian Mothers in Mgbishii, a rural community
in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area in Imo
state have cried out to the government and the
Catholic Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiatical
Province, Dr. Anthony Obinna, over alleged
atrocities being committed by their sons and
daughters in the area.
According to reports , the women made this
appeal during a recent visit to the Catholic
Archbishop at the Maria Assumpta Catholic
Cathedral in Owerri.
"We are raped and molested by our own
children. You cannot come to Mgbuishii
and return home safely because of the
crime rate" the women said. Continue...
According to the women, they have complained
to the state government and other security
agents over the high rate of crime being
committed by their children but all their
complaints have not been answered.
"We are angry because government is not
looking at our direction at all. We have
been completely abandoned for years. Now
we have no good roads, no electricity, no
market, nothing is going on in our place.
To make things worse, we are now
suffering from insecurity" they said
The women decried the lack of police presence
within their community. They say their sons
have become so wayward that they beat up any
police man who tries to intervene during any
criminal activity within the community.
"Each time we report cases to the police
and they manage to send their men at all,
the criminals beat them(policemen) up
because they (criminals) parade more
sophisticated weapons than what the
policemen have. We needed police escort
to get here (Maria Assumpta Cathedral)
and we will also need them to go back
home" they said
The women also said they are thinking of
relocating from their villages to safer places in
Rivers state. They say even the catholic priest in
their community is also threatening to leave
their community
"Even the Reverend Father in our place is
complaining and threatening to go away.
About two weeks ago, some reverend
sisters visited our place and were waylaid
on the road and robbed. We have a lot of
problems and that is why the women have
come to complain to the Archbishop, who
is our father in the lord" they said
The Archbishop after listening to all their
complains prayed for the women.