A 98-year-old woman identified as Cecilia Okpalaku of Achina in Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra was allegedly beaten up by Policemen from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the State Police Command over a family dispute.
According to Punch Metro, the lady said: “The policemen said they were looking for a document in my house but they ended up taking my granddaughter from me and assaulted me with an AK-47 riffle,”
The incident reportedly happened when the police invaded the home of Emeka Okpalaku in Achina on the invitation of his estranged wife, Chiemerie Nzekwe.
Emeka, a Japan-based businessman, our correspondent learnt, was married to Esther from Uga some years back.
While Emeka was in Japan, Esther and their daughter stayed back in Achina with the mother-in-law, Cecilia.
A source, who said he doesn't want to be named said, “Emeka was occasionally visiting home to see his wife and daughter. But trouble started when the husband visited home recently and observed certain strange things.
“It was Esther’s inability to explain some of these things that made Emeka to threaten to opt out of the marriage.
“Emeka, having sent his wife away, left their only daughter in the custody of his nonagenarian mother, Cecilia.
“His embattled wife stormed the husband’s place in Achina with some SARS operatives to forcefully take away their daughter.”
It was alleged that the SARS operatives assaulted Cecilia in the process as she tried to stop them from taking away the child.
The nonagenarian’s family has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, for his intervention in the matter.
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