www.odogwublog.com reports that Chiadikobi Ezeibekwe, a mathematics teacher at a
secondary school in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State
who married his 17-year-old biological sister, Chibuzor Ezeibekwe has renounced
the marriage.
The 25 year old on Saturday underwent cleansing with
seven virgins clad in white dresses with seven palm frond branches used to
sweep the Ezeibekwe compound.
The Agba community in Ekwulobia, where Chiadiakobi had
mounted pressure on him after he wedded his sister according to him on God’s instruction,
but he recanted and apologized to his family and the Catholic Church for his untoward
stance earlier.
The entire family of Lewis Ezeibekwe, on Saturday,
underwent a spiritual cleansing conducted by the Parish Priest of St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church, Ekwulobia, Rev. Fr. Ignatius Onwuatuegwu. The priest, who read
from 1 Peter 24:2 of the Bible, warned against incest.
He said, “This issue does not concern only the family
of Lewis, it concerns the entire Ekwulobia. We are in a world that has
disintegrated. This cleansing is important for all of us and the entire
country.
“We are here to make reparation for the sin that is
already rampant in our society. I am particularly touched by this boy, Chiadi.
When I came to Ekwulobia, I met him as a boy yearning for the things of God. He
was the leader of the block rosary group but here we are today. When I heard
the story, I was taken aback. Only God knows what happened.”
Before the church service commenced, eight members of
the Ezeibekwe family knelt down before the traditional ruler, traditional prime
minister and elders of the community and apologised to the entire Agba Ekwulobia community.
Chiadikaobi also asked for forgiveness from the
community for marrying his sister.
He said: “What we did was wrong and an abomination to
our community. I feel pained in my heart. I did not do it because I was hungry
for a woman or attracted to my sister.
“I apologise to everyone. I am very sorry for bringing
all of you out here under the sun. Please forgive us.
“The
marriage is dissolved; we are not talking about it again. We are not talking
about that marriage again, let’s see what the future holds, even the Bible said
we should not worry for tomorrow as tomorrow would take care of itself, so I am
not bothering my heart about it.”
The sister Chibuzor said, “I ask for forgiveness.”
But before the Saturday’s cleansing Chiadikaobi had said:
“We didn’t just jump into this marriage thing because we can do it, God showed
it to me and not only me, it was shown to other people in this family.
‘’God asked
me to marry my sister, yes, and I didn’t propose to my sister. Sometimes you
may have vision, you just keep it, and in the process she got the same vision
and spoke out because if she had not had the vision, I would not have been able
to speak about it.
“I have
tried to feel ashamed, guilty or sober since this thing happened, but no way. I
feel fine and at home. I have asked God to make me feel bad and guilty if I
have done evil, but I am not feeling any of such,” he had earlier said.
And yesterday, March 24th, the entire family of Lewis
Ezeibekwe, on Saturday, underwent a spiritual cleansing conducted by the Parish
Priest of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Ekwulobia, Rev. Fr. Ignatius
Onwuatuegwu.
The priest, who read from 1 Peter 24:2 of the Bible,
warned against incest.
He said:
“This issue
does not concern only the family of Lewis, it concerns the entire Ekwulobia. We
are in a world that has disintegrated. This cleansing is important for all of
us and the entire country.
“We are here
to make reparation for the sin that is already rampant in our society. I am
particularly touched by this boy, Chiadi.
When I came
to Ekwulobia, I met him as a boy yearning for the things of God. He was the
leader of the block rosary group but here we are today. When I heard the story,
I was taken aback. Only God knows what happened.”
Before the church service commenced, eight members of
the Ezeibekwe family knelt down before the traditional ruler, traditional prime
minister and elders of the community and apologised to the entire Agba
Ekwulobia community.
Chiadikaobi also asked for forgiveness from the
community for marrying his sister.
He said: “What we did was wrong and an abomination to
our community. I feel pained in my heart. I did not do it because I was hungry
for a woman or attracted to my sister.
“I apologise
to everyone. I am very sorry for bringing all of you out here under the sun.
Please forgive us.”
Also, Chibuzor said, “I ask for forgiveness.”
After the cleansing rites, seven girls said to be
virgins, clad in white dresses, used seven palm frond branches to sweep the
Ezeibekwe compound.
Ekwulobia Church cleanses family, as teacher who married sister apologises for marrying her
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