Amaka Nweke’s death is currently stirring anger among residents of Agility community at Mile 12 area of Lagos State after the 18-year-old girl was beaten to death by her own parents Mr and Mrs Mike Nweke, for not only dating a Yoruba guy but also having a baby for him.
According to residents, the parents were not only angry that Amaka was dating a Yoruba guy but a Muslim. The parents were accused to have repeatedly subjected Amaka to torture, including denying her food during her pregnancy.
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But Amaka Nweke’s father has denied ever touching her, let alone pummelling her to death. “Is it possible for a parent to kill his own child?” he inquired, contrary to countless witnesses from people who live in the same area with them, who confirmed that the Mike Nweke and his wife were brutal the deceased.
A report revealed that Amaka and her boyfriend Ibrahim Lawal met when she was in Senior Secondary School (SSS). Amaka later became pregnant, which her parents fumed and kicked against after discovering that Ibrahim Lawal is a Muslim.
She later delivered a baby boy, which she named christened Zaeed. Eyewitnesses disclosed that Amaka went through hell in the hands of her parents while pregnant for defying them.
A neighbour by name Adebola after remembering what the teenage girl went through said it was unfortunate that Amaka died in such circumstances.
She said; “Amaka went through a lot. She really suffered. When Amaka and Ibrahim were dating, her parents were always threatening her. They told her that they didn’t want her to continue associating with the boy. What broke the camel’s back was Amaka’s becoming pregnant for Ibrahim. Her parents were livid and starved her of food.
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“Whenever her parents were beating her, some of us would approach and beg them to stop. They used to beat her with different objects even while she was pregnant. Whenever her boyfriend brought food to her, they would not allow her to have access to it.”
”When Amaka delivered her baby, her parents couldn’t afford the medical bill. They had to call on Ibrahim’s family. His family gladly paid up before she was discharged from the hospital.”
People had thought the Nwekes would refrain from melting out evil punishment on Amake after inviting the boy’s parent to get her out of the hospital, but they returned back to what they were doing.
Adebola continued, “After she was released from the hospital, her parents tried to prevent the husband’s family from naming their grandchild. But it took the intervention of the Chairman of the Community Development Association (CDA) and some elders in the area before the Nwekes released the baby to them.”
Ibrahim’s mother, Mrs Ebunola Lawal, revealed that she’d reported the beatings of Amaka by her parents to the police.
Mrs Lawal said, “When my son impregnated Amaka, I didn’t reject the pregnancy. I was already used to seeing them together. When it was clear to me that Ibrahim was the owner of the pregnancy, I started taking care of the girl as my daughter-in-law. I, however, noticed that whenever I go to give her foodstuff, her mother wouldn’t want her to collect it from me. I used to force her before she would collect it.
“When Amaka was in labour, her parents didn’t inform us. It was Ibrahim who saw her mother take her to the hospital and alerted us. I couldn’t go to the hospital that fateful day, but the following day, Ibrahim went to the hospital to check on her and found she had delivered successfully.
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“When it was time for the mother and child to be discharged from the hospital, Amaka’s parents couldn’t afford the medical bill. They sent for us and we later paid the money. The parents took Amaka and the baby to their house, instead of the father’s house.”
“We went to Amaka’s house as early as 6 a.m. We begged them till noon before they finally released the baby to us with the assistance of some elders in the community.
“The parents also gave us two hours to return the baby. Two weeks after the naming ceremony, my husband and I went back to Amaka’s parents’ house to check on our grandchild, but Mrs Nweke prevented us from seeing the baby and Amaka.
“When the pressure from her parents to stop seeing Ibrahim was becoming too much, Amaka told Ibrahim to stop coming. She said that they would be discussing on the phone. She told him that whenever he comes to visit her, her parents would pounce on her and beat her mercilessly. Mrs Nweke didn’t like Amaka’s union with my son.
“The major issue that led to Amaka’ death started on January 1, 2020. This was after she came to our house to collect clothes for herself and the baby, to celebrate the Yuletide. A few minutes after she left our house, she called Ibrahim on the phone that her mother had started beating her for collecting the clothes and money from us. I was informed that her parents collected the baby from her and locked her in their apartment and beat her for two days.
“It was in the process of beating her that she became unconscious. The parents rushed her to hospital in the neighbourhood and they were referred to Gbagada General Hospital, where she was confirmed dead on Sunday. When Ibrahim went to check on her at the hospital, she couldn’t stand up or sit. She just lied on the bed. The most annoying aspect of it was that when they were rushing Amaka to hospital, they gave our four-months-old grandson to a neighbour, instead of bringing him to us to mind.”
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“When we went to collect the baby from the woman they gave him to, she refused to release him to us. But out of pressure, she eventually released him. I’ll miss Amaka; she was an easy-going girl. I accepted her as my son’s wife because of her attitude. It was her parents that killed her.”
Ibrahim’s brother, identified simply as Alfa, said it was unfortunate that Amaka died in such manner because her parents didn’t want her to marry a Yoruba man.
He said: “There was a day Amaka came to visit Ibrahim, and both of them later came to my house; as I was seeing them off, we saw Amaka’s mother. She was coming to look for her in Ibrahim’s house. Right there in my presence, the woman started hitting the girl and raining curses on her. She warned Ibrahim to leave her daughter alone. Amaka suffered a lot in the hands of her parents because of Ibrahim.”
Amaka’s friend, a nurse, identified as Omotola explained that when the beating was becoming unbearable for the deceased; she sought her assistance.
She said: “Amaka called me and asked that I should rescue her. She said that she didn’t want to die.
“When I didn’t see Amaka for some days, I became worried. I chatted with her up on Facebook, and she told me that she was sick due to the series of beatings she received from her parents. She told me that Ibrahim was bringing money to her to buy drugs. When I couldn’t bear it again, I went to see her. When I saw her, I noticed that her breathing was difficult and terrible. I didn’t like the way she was breathing. I went to a chemist to get her some pain-relieving drugs, which I gave to her.
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“Before I left, I noticed she was not improving. I quickly called her father on the phone and urged him to take her to the hospital. I even suggested taking her to the hospital I work. I heard the following day that the parents didn’t heed my advice. They didn’t take her to the hospital that day. They decided to take her to the hospital the following day. I don’t know why they decided to waste the life of that poor girl. Amaka was punished until she died.”
Newsmen tried questioning Ibrahim on the issue of Amaka’s death, but he just wept like his heart was breaking and couldn’t talk.
Ibrahim Lawal’s father, Mr Bashiru Lawal, said when Amaka delivered the baby, his family bought her packs of bottle water, drugs and pieces of stuff for baby and mother. “But her parents rejected the items.”
However, despite the witnesses with verifiable proves Amaka’s father is denying being guilty, “Is it possible for a father to kill his only daughter, I don’t beat my children. My wife is a woman of virtue; she doesn’t beat our children, she is not a wicked woman. We didn’t beat her because we saw her going to Ibrahim’s house. Everything Ibrahim’s family said was false because now I’m in mourning. I came from a Christian family.
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”I warned my wife to stop disturbing Amaka and Ibrahim. I told my wife that if God said the union was ordained from Him, they would live together as a husband and wife. I have never disturbed them. When Amaka took ill, we rushed her to two private hospitals before we were referred to Gbagada General Hospital where she died.”
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bala Elkana, has confirmed that the command was aware of the matter, ”We are waiting for a medical report to ascertain the cause of death. An investigation is still ongoing.”
