A Nigerian widow, Uba Princess Chidinma Ugoji, has accused her brothers-in-law of taking over her late husband’s house, leaving her and her children homeless.
Lamenting her ordeal in a Facebook post on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, the mother of four said her late husband’s brothers allegedly went to the house in her absence and threw her staff and younger sister out.
She also claimed that they changed the locks on the house and went away with the documents after threatening to kill her if she approached the property.
“It’s not my wish to become a widow at this time leaving this innocent 3 little boys and our adopted daughter for only me to carter for, God decided to call my dear husband home on time, away from sickness and pains. But it will be an error for I Uba Princess Chidinma Ugoji to fold my arms and allow my late husband brothers take away what their late father and I laboured for,” she wrote.
“Since last week I have been denied access to the home I live with my children, my husband brothers went to my house with men of the under world thinking I was inside so that they can end my life and that of my children, unfortunately for them they met my absence inside my compound but unleashed their anger on my staff and my younger sister went away with documents, pushed them out my home almost naked and gave a stern warning that I shouldn’t come close to my house if I don’t want to my family to come carry my dead body.
“As if that wasn’t enough, they changed my house keys and locked I and my kids outside. With the help of the Nigeria police, they were able to apprehend them yesterday and took one of them to my house and made him unlock their keys so that I and my kids can have access to my house.
“I never knew this is what young widows go through in the hands of some Mbano people. Death!!!!! You do this one.”
Linda Ikeji
