Mother of Three Absconds After Husband Plots to Circumcise Children
A mum has fled her home with her three children in an attempt to prevent them from getting circumcised according to the tradition of her husband.
According to Vanguard, Victoria Ijeoma Akinsanya fled her Festac town, Lagos residence to an unknown destination leaving her aged mother Celestina Njoku behind.
Victoria who hails from Imo State got married to a Yoruba man, Akinsanya from Itoko in Abeokuta, Ogun State and they have three kids together.
According to the custom of the family of Akinsanya, it is a compulsory rite to initiate their male child and circumcise the female child.
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A reliable family source stated that failure to carry out these rites may cause death and premature deaths in the family.
Unknown to Victoria, some old women suspected to be members of her husband’s family visited their home to carry out the rites but met the wrath of Victoria.
The Akinsanya family at various times visited and appealed to Victoria’s relatives who lived at Akinbami area of Festac town, to get Victoria and her children circumcised according to their tradition.
As the pressure was becoming unbearable, Victoria took her children and fled for their lives.
It was gathered that the Akinsanya family said it is a taboo for any member of their family to remain uncircumcised and as a result, Victoria and her children could risk having ancestral problems for disobeying their deity.
At the moment, Victoria and her children’s whereabouts are unknown.
Her mother was unhappy about the development.
Victoria’s mom says she was not in support of the tradition and had reported the matter to appropriate authorities.
Njoku Ifeanyi, Victoria’s younger brother, said problem started on April 2nd, when some elderly women in the family visited their home over circumcision but they were warned by his mum to stop the inquiries and this generated a heated argument.
Ifeanyi explained: “The visiting family members left in annoyance, and on the same day when I was going out, I was attacked by some hoodlums but I retaliated and it took the efforts of some passers-by to quell the incident.
”Mrs Celestina said she was of the opinion that the culprits were from her in-laws because there had been several attacks on her daughter Mrs Victoria Ijeoma Akinsanya before she absconded, “but the husband’s family has denied this.”
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Was she not informed of her husband’s tradition before? Nawa oooooooo
Aren’t nonsense
Tradition my foot
Hmmmm
Smart woman. I love her already. I wish other women will be like her and say no to archaic and barbaric acts.
Circumcision is a criminal offense.U can be arrested for circumcising ur own child
female circumcision @ dis time and age? what madness! SMH
I love this woman. I wish I can give her a cyber hug. I would have done same if I were in her shoes
In this age and time??.. well, one of the reasons its appropriate to make thorough inquiries about a person’s culture/traditions before going into an inter tribal marriage.
i love this kinda women
Nawa o
The man should be made to face charges, that’s a criminal offence.
Kikikikikiiiiii, you now see what i do talk about? marry from where you understand their tradition ladies ooooo, some inter-tribal marriages are deadly do you now see it. tufiak. I marry from my place ooo even in another world.
That is why it s very important to know a spouse’s family background before marriage.