The media aide to Women Affairs Commissioner, Chidinma Ikeanyionwu, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, said that the trio was arrested after the 75-year-old victim, Mr Romanus, reported to the ministry. Sharing his experience with his family at the office of the commissioner, Mr Obidigwe, a retired senior civil servant stated that his family had been in the habit of beating him for a long time.

He said what caused the latest incident was that his daughter, Ozioma sold his firewood without his consent and when he tried to know why she did so, she and other family members allegedly pounced on him, tied him up and used a rod to inflict injuries on him. Mr Obidigwe further claimed that the trio has since stopped feeding him of which he accepted in good faith. He said they usually stole from him and pointed out his son, Obuka who he alleged had gone to local government where he retired from to claim his benefits.

The patriarch bitterly lamented that it was for the sake of peace that he gave in to his wife's compulsory "no sexual relationship" since 2000 till date.

He also noted that it took the intervention of a neighbour before they allegedly stopped beating him after which they locked him out of his compound.