Landlady’s son attacks woman, 12-year-old boy over Easter chicken
A 12-year-old boy, Emuobonuvie and his 38-year-old mother, Onobrakpeya are currently battling for their lives after being allegedly attacked by their landlady, simply identified as Atalekor, with a razor blade.
Emuobonuvie and his mother were both attacked at their community residence, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state over the droppings of a chicken to be used for the Easter celebration.
It was gathered that the dispute started when the chicken reportedly bought by the boy’s father, Efe Onobrakpeya, littered the passage leading to the apartment of the landlady with waste.
Speaking on the fracas which eventually led to a physical confrontation, Efe said “The chicken was tied outside. When it began to rain, my wife took it inside only for the chicken to excrete on the veranda. The landlady got angry and cut the face of my wife and son with a razor blade.
“I reported the matter to the Ughelli ‘B’ Division and the Divisional Police Officer gave me two policemen to effect the arrest of the woman, who went into hiding after the incident. But the policemen insisted I give them money before anything.”
On his part, the landlord said the incident was a recurrence of what has been happening between the Onobrakpeyas and his family.
He said: “The incident has been a recurring issue as the woman (Mrs. Onobrakpeya) feels she is bigger in size than my wife and always pounced on her whenever they clash.
“When this recent incident happened, she and her son attacked my wife and children, with the woman beating my wife and pulling her hair, her son was also hitting my wife with a plank.
“It was my 10-year-old son in trying to defend his mother that picked a razor blade and used it to cut the woman and the boy.
“My wife, too, was taken to the hospital as she sustained injuries.”
