Revisiting The 2013 Travails of Chukwudi Ani

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Can you recollect the story of a young man, Chukwudi Ani, who in 2013 was reported to have impregnated his cousin sister, one Rosemary Ani?

 

The unfortunate incident has now taken another twist and dimension.

 

It would be recalled that their love affairs started when the sister, Rosemary, visited him for holiday some years back and the visit eventually led to pregnancy which was frowned at and forbidden according to the tradition of people of Nara Unateze in Enugu State.

 

Following the incident, however, HRH Igwe Nathan Ogbu, the paramount ruler of Nara Unateze, has demanded that both the young man and the girl should return home for cleansing of the land. One of the villagers who does not want to be mentioned confided in Global Excellence magazine that Chukwudi has repeatedly ignored calls to come home from his base in Lagos for the cleansing because he and his sister would have been made to dance round the Orie market naked while other animal sacrifices would be performed as required by their tradition.

 

It was also gathered that Chief Dickson Ani, who is Chukwudi’s father, passed away because of atrocities of his son. One year later, Chief Okonkwo Ani, who is Rosemary’s father while Chukwudi’s uncle also died, and two years later, Chukwudi’s mother, Mrs Grace Ani, died.

 

A strong message was sent through a powerful delegation from Nara Unateze to Lagos to speak with Chukwudi to return home for his mother’s burial which Chukwudi promised and later fulfilled and came home for his mother’s burial. A day after the burial, the immediate family members assembled to appeal to Chukwudi to convince his sister to return home for the cleansing of the land as well as stop further unfortunate deaths in their family.

 

More troubles followed when one Mr.Osita Okonkwo attacked Chukwudi and called him names leading to serious fight between both of them and Chukwudi reportedly picked a bottle, broke it and stabbed Osita on the neck. Osita died three days later in the hospital.

 

The matter was later reported to police at Nara Unateze police station. It was believed Chukwudi was at large or hiding somewhere because the police allegedly traced him to his known house and office addresses in Lagos at 18, Adeniyi Adefioye Street, Ikate Surulere Lagos.

As at the time of press, police were said to be still hunting for Chukwudi.

-Bukky Omotola

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