A woman named Tochukwu Azotani, and her friend, Ogochukwu Nwankwo, has been arrested by police in Anambra State for allegedly stripping and flogging a woman she alleged to be her husband’s mistress. Also arrested by the police is the woman’s husband, Ifeanyi Azotani, who was also alleged to have invited the victim, Ogochukwu Okafor, to his house on that faithful day.
According to the police, the woman allegedly recorded the incident circulated it on the internet using various social media platforms. The video which appeared on various social media platforms a few days ago has since gone viral. The video uploaded to the internet showed the stripped woman being flogged by the friend of the wife in the bathroom of the house, while the wife recorded the assault. The video however, did not show the husband at any point.
The video showed the woman being pushed outside still naked while she was still been flogged. The woman was also seen running outside naked to escape as the friend to the man’s wife continue to flow her will the while the man’s wife videoed the incident. Another video was also shown of the woman tying a wrapper which has allegedly handed to her by a sympathizer to cover her nakedness, while the said friend of the wife continued to assault her. A man believed to be a sympathiser was seen pleading with her attackers to stop the assault.
According to the, police spokesperson in Awka, Haruna Mohammed, the police has on Saturday 23rd March, 2019 arrested the three suspects which they believe were in connection to the assault. They are the wife, her friend and her husband.
The police spokesperson stated that, the case was reported by the victim to the Central Police Station, Awka.
In her statement, she claimed that on 19th March 2019 at about 11:36 a.m, she was invited by her male Facebook friend, Ifeanyi Azotani, to his house at Ezimezi village in Amawbia.
“All of a sudden a woman who claimed to be his wife, Azotani Tochukwu, appeared in the house with her friend, Ogochukwu Nwankwo, and locked her inside the bathroom for almost four hours and left.”
The police spokesperson said the women later came back with two big canes and opened the bathroom.
“However, while the suspect’s friend, one Ogochukwu Nwankwo, stripped her and flogged her severally, the principal suspect was busy videotaping the incident and thereafter pushed her out from the compound naked.”
According to Haruna Mohammed, the victim further stated that Mrs. Azotani called her on phone the following day and demanded N60,000 or they would post her nude video on the internet.
“Consequently, when the complainant refused to pay the money as requested, the principal suspect Azotani Tochukwu actualised her threat and posted the naked video to the internet and since then the video went viral”.
He said that the police have so far arrested Mr and Mrs Azotani and their friend over the incident.
“Case under investigation after which suspects would be charged to court for prosecution”, added Haruna Mohammed.
