By Kamil Opeyemi
An Akwa Ibom woman Ekere Ebong, Mrs. Ekemini Ebong who was brutalized by her husband, Ekere Ebong has asked for a discontinuation of the case.
The couple went viral about three weeks ago when the husband was recorded beating his wife till she was loosing blood.
Neighbors were seen to have rescued the woman accusing him of wickedness.
The government of Akwa Ibom had stepped in arresting Ekere.
But the assaulted woman in a public statement dated 20 December has asked the police to release her husband, and that the children were “inconsolable looking for their father.”
Mrs Ebong, in the statement, said the matter should be rested for her “sanity” and that of her two children.
“I hereby unequivocally state for the umpteenth time that this matter should be rested for good for the interest of my sanity, but most especially, in the interest of my children, who are inconsolable looking for their father since last week.
“The complaint I made on 14 December was investigated by the police and through the intervention of our family members taking cognizance of our beloved children aged 7 and 10 respectively, we reached an amicable settlement and the same was effectively communicated to the Divisional Police Officer in writing, and that for me signalled the end of the matter.
“I had no further interest in pursuing the matter and at the same time generating the publicity and traction it has gathered within the media space. I have made personal decisions on the issue which is in the best interest of my children particularly and I.”
The mental challenges and the anxiety that comes with the furore this issue has generated is becoming unbearable and have adversely affected my health and that of my innocent children,” she said.
Mrs Ebong acknowledged the intervention of several groups, including the Nigerian Bar Association, FIDA, the Ministry of Women Affairs and religious leaders and the Akwa Ibom State Government.
The Federal Government after the arrest of Ekere had also said it was interested in the case.