The woman who was severely burnt with a hot pressing iron by her husband early this year, Mrs Mercy Nnadi, has been fully rehabilitated by three non-governmental organisations.
The three NGOs came together to set up an appeal fund, to help Mercy after the incident. They drew the attention of the Lagos State Government to the case, and the government, through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, immediately swung into action.
The campaign resulted in the ministry helping to offset Mercy’s medical bills substantially. The ministry paid the sum of N830,000; took Mercy away from the private hospital she was at Okota; and got her admitted into Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.
After she was discharged, Mercy was taken to the state government-owned shelter for abused women and young girls. The groups also raised money for Mercy, which they used to get her a furnished one-room apartment. Besides, they also gave her a cheque of N150, 000 to enable her to start a small-scale business.
Mercy, who was grateful for the kind gesture, thanked God for restoring her health. She said although she had lost her only child, her ordeal was for a reason and she would use her experience to touch the lives of abused women.
“I never believed I would be alive and well. I’m still very sad over the death of my son but I believe God has a purpose for me. If I ever see a woman being abused, I will counsel her,” she said.
The NGOs that helped Mercy her Project Alert on Violence Against Women, Centre for Organisational Development and Zahara Women;
After she was discharged, Mercy was taken to the state government-owned shelter for abused women and young girls. The groups also raised money for Mercy, which they used to get her a furnished one-room apartment. Besides, they also gave her a cheque of N150, 000 to enable her to start a small-scale business.
Mercy, who was grateful for the kind gesture, thanked God for restoring her health. She said although she had lost her only child, her ordeal was for a reason and she would use her experience to touch the lives of abused women.
“I never believed I would be alive and well. I’m still very sad over the death of my son but I believe God has a purpose for me. If I ever see a woman being abused, I will counsel her,” she said.
The NGOs that helped Mercy her Project Alert on Violence Against Women, Centre for Organisational Development and Zahara Women;
What did this woman do her husband to make him do such? She must be a stubborn wife who likes to give a man problem....let her go back home.... Kalu
ReplyDeleteKalu u dont sound that way.I happen to live close to the woman,the husband is an ex convict and very rough guy.No matter what a woman does to the man,the man doesnt have any right to kill his own son and burnt his wife.Please let us think before we write anything
DeleteKalu am not surprised one day u will kill your child and your wife bcos of ur stupid comment
DeleteKalu am not surprised @ u all na so u de do to ur ashewo's now
DeleteThose NGOs should not make d woman to leave her husband. Marriage is for better for worse
ReplyDeleteMarriage is for better for worse when a man killed his own son and burnt his wife.Thank God that she is alive if she lost her life nko?pls let us be very careful
DeleteAnon07:09 your head no get brain inside
DeleteVery dumb comment. You mean marriage is for better for worse and she should stay there till she's killed right. Are you a man or a woman? If a man, will you allow any man to do this to your sister, daughter even your mother and you'll still tell her to stay put? If she had died, the man will continue his life and not even blink an eye and will bring in another woman sharp sharp. Any man that raises his hand to hit his wife or cause any other bodily injury to his wife is an animal regardless of what the woman may have done and such animals deserve to live in the zoo period.
ReplyDeleteIf these NGO'S did not step in,I doubt if shE wud have been able to pay her hospital debt not to talk of being rhabilitated! I pray she suceeds in taking care of her herself! I hope too that d man that did this to her rot in prison!
ReplyDeleteThe womam can go back to her stupid husband but dont give him ur pussy anymore... get a young man who can service u well and give it to him. Ms K
ReplyDeleteMs K@, re u sure u re a woman.
ReplyDeleteMs K , the best for u is to get married to Kalu. That's who you deserve. Stupid asshole !
ReplyDeleteLooooollllll! Bestest couple ever!
DeleteMs k did u v brain @ all? U sound so stupid sometime
ReplyDeleteHave never see kalu think resounablely and ms k,i think 2 of dem wil match each other wit ther dump skul ideas.
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