A viral video of a case of domestic violence has shown a man, identified as Ekere Ebong, brutalising his wife at their residence in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom state.
In the five-minute video, the woman is seen lying on the ground with blood coming out of her mouth, begging her husband to stop the beating.
The woman was rescued by her neighbours, who asked Ebong, a lawyer, to stop beating her.
In the video, one of the neighbours said the man usually beats his wife almost every night in the last four years.
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The neighbours could be heard in the video asking people to bring a wrapper for the woman, who was clad in a vest and a pant.
After the neighbours rescued the woman, the man locked the gate and asked them to accommodate her.
The lawyer asked the neighbours to mind their business.
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However, Nigerians on social media have asked the police to arrest the man.
SEE VIDEO:
An Uyo based lawyer Mr Ebong brutalizing his wife. So horrendous 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/RDN8OAqr90
— Nkirukamma (@SabinaNkiru) December 16, 2023
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NBA REACTS
Reacting to the video, Akorede Habeed, spokesperson of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), said Yakubu Maikyau, president of the group, has directed the Uyo branch to investigate the video.
“Preliminary findings have confirmed that the man in the video is a lawyer by name, Ekere S. Ebong,” Habeed wrote.
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“The NBA President has consequently directed NBA Uyo Branch to investigate the incident as a first step in establishing a case of professional misconduct against the lawyer.
“The Human Rights Committee of the NBA will also be looking into the incident with a view to supporting a criminal investigation and prosecution. We will update our members and the public.”
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Below are reactions from X where the video was shared.
This man should be under arrest already. @PoliceNG please do the needful. 🤦🏽♂️😢
Advertisement— Saddiq Abba 🇳🇬 (@sadinho23) December 16, 2023
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I know how to handle men like this. By the time I’m done, he’d wish he never met me.
— Toyosi Godwin (@ToyosiGodwin) December 16, 2023
This is sad. Not acceptable
— Edison Ade (@buzzedison) December 16, 2023
This is so bad.
Tomorrow he will beg and the woman forgivesSomething of such should be taken seriously he got to be in the jail
— Habibi Of Abj (@habiblinz) December 16, 2023
The weakest men are the ones who physically abuse women.
But when confronted with men like him, he couldn’t even make a fist. Disgusting!!! If he actually is a lawyer, he deserves to be disbarred. Very weak man!!— Saddiq Abba 🇳🇬 (@sadinho23) December 16, 2023
This one should be sanctioned by the Legal body. This is unbearable
— phunter22- (@puhunter4) December 16, 2023
This is terrible to watch. It’s sad and it’s not proper to beat a woman unless she raised her hands first on you. However, if you’re no longer comfortable with living with her, why not go for divorce? Send her home and let everybody rest. So funny he’s a lawyer and should know…
— Unapologetic Zee 🏁 (@Claretzee1) December 16, 2023
After messing up his spouse like this, how do things get back to being normal? Will he apologize and she will forget that it ever happened? or there is a magic or some tricks he uses to make her forget that it ever happened?
— Nwa Eze (@Tallesty1) December 16, 2023
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