ABUJA – Sequel to a petition that was sent to it by wife of Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, Clara, alleging that she had been illegally confined to a house arrest by her husband, the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, yesterday, wrote a letter to the Governor, requesting to have an audience with his wife.
According to the Director of Information and Communication at the Commission, Mr Muhammed Nasir Ladan, the right body, has commenced investigation into the petition, and would want to hear from all the concerned parties.He said: “The NHRC has commenced investigation into the complaint received from Mrs Clara Chime and has requested Governor Chime to grant the Commission access to the complainant.”It will be recalled that the Enugu State First Lady, advanced her quest for freedom from alleged illegal house arrest, by petitioning the Commission, begging it to come to her aid.Already, Lagos based human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Mr Femi Falana, has equally petitioned the Inspector General of Police, asking for the intensification of efforts towards securing the release of the Governor’s wife.In her letter to the NHRC, Mrs. Chime, described her relationship with her husband as “abusive”, saying it had led her into depression.Whereas they have been married for five years, Clara said their relationship had broken down irretrievably in the past couple of years.“We do not have a relationship anymore and the situation inevitably led to my nervous breakdown. I have been diagnosed with severe depression and at some point was quite suicidal.”Alleging that she was subjected “to the most horrific and intolerable of conditions to cause my demise,” Clara, enumerated the major issues to include: lack of sexual relationship with her husband for four years; being deprived of responsibilities as a wife; being prevented from bonding with her four-year-old son; and being barred me from receiving visitors, whether family or friends.She revealed that three weeks ago, a lady friend who visited her was stopped from seeing her; saying had been confined to a complete incarceration from the outside world.“In effect, I am locked up in my bedroom, without access to anybody,” she pleaded.According to the letter, “I am only allowed food but no access to fresh air; I have been locked up because I demanded to leave, even without my son. Governor Chime recently revoked my land allocation; the governor is doing everything possible to break my will.”She told the commission that her desire is simply to be allowed to leave. “If I have committed any crime, I request that due process should be followed. I was also recently attacked by my husband before the visitor mentioned above who is a living witness and will be prepared to testify.”She also accused Governor Chime of paying a doctor to inject her with all sorts of drugs, and that she is sometimes restrained and forced to take the drugs.“I would also wish the Nigerian Medical Council be informed of the activity of this doctor who is only interested in my husband’s wishes and does not care about my suffering. Medical confidentiality is not part of this doctor’s tool,” she wrote.Stressing that she has no intention of taking her own life, she warned that should she die, it must be clear that it must have been brought about her husband.“The possibility of the doctor injecting me with a lethal substance must never be underestimated. I have a friend who is a good friend of the family and would collaborate a lot in the event of any mishap to me and wish not to mention the name but he would contact you ultimately” she added.
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