Nigeria: Ugly Stories of How Widows Are Maltreated in Igboland

21 October 2020

There are varying stories in various Igbo communities on how widows are treated. Some are ugly and terrifying. Many of them are deprived of their husband's properties, including those they acquired together as couples.

This is notorious on widows who do not have children. In some cases, for widows who don't have male child, a situation the Supreme Court decision on female inheritance is already taking care of. Besides inheritance, some traditions prescribe other dehumanizing practices which widows go through.

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