Nigeria: Group Urges Amaechi to Investigate Violation of Rights of HIV Woman

21 December 2012

A non government organization, Social Action, has called on Governor Chibuike Amaechi to investigate allegation by an HIV patient Mrs Chidinma Maureen Lucky that she was chased out of Okwuzi flood relief camp set up for those displaced by flood in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area by the Rivers state flood management committee because of her health status.

Briefing newsmen yesterday in Port Harcourt, Head of Communications of Social Action, Vivian Belonwu said the lady who later gave up the ghost at an uncompleted building in the area was allegedly chased out of the camp with her three children on the orders of the Deputy governor of the state, Engr Tele Ikiru.

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