An Owerri based lawyer, Barrister Basil Igwike, has raised an alarm over how his wife, Maureen Igwike, was battered and three of his vehicles were damaged in his community, Nkerehi, Orumba South Local government area in Anambra State.

Igwike told newsmen yesterday in Owerri, his experience while calling on the law enforcement agencies to be bold enough and take actions on the matter before them.

The lawyer weaved round the story of his predicament to his opposing the plan to change the name of his community, Nkerechi, to Umuchukwu, by one of their sons Kenneth Maduka.

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According to Igwike, while narrating his ordeal he alleged that “There was an assassination attempt on his life in the wee hours of 7th January 2021, by a group of people led by one Kenneth Maduka and following his escape, they pounced on his wife, Dr Maureen Igwike, and assaulted and brutalized her severely and attempted to rape her.

They also vandalized three vehicles in the compound. All efforts to bring the culprits to the book have been frustrated by the police even with all the evidence on the ground.

“It would appear that some people are now above the law and dictates to police the pace of investigation and now evades police appointments to frustrate complainants. If as a lawyer, I am frustrated this much I fear for ordinary citizens. I have done everything an ordinary citizen is expected to do under the circumstance but no action is coming from the police with all the overwhelmingly glaring evidences of the terrible crimes that were committed against me and my family members.”

He allegedly linked the threat to his life to his oppossing the plan to change the name of his community, Nkerechi to Umuchukwu, by one of their sons, he claimed was Kenneth Maduka, said to be a governorship aspirant.

He shortly said: “Trouble started for Nkerehi community when one of us, Godwin Maduka, in 2007 without consultation to community leadership effected an attempt to change the name of the town from Nkerehi to Umuchukwu.

“The community leadership, including Igwike and other complainants appear frustrated as the police was yet to do anything on their matter even after petitioning the Inspector General of Police.”

At the time when Kenneth Maduka, was contacted to have his reactions, he said: “This is not the time to talk about Umuchukwu matter. We have a primary tomorrow. Dr. Maduka is contesting, don’t you know, are you not in Anambra? Whatever case we have in Umuchukwu since 2003 we now concentrate on how to put a credible person in Anambra government house. That is what I am concentrating for now. Call me next week.”

Swollen face of Igwike’s wife, Mrs. Maureen and one his vehicles damaged.