A conflict has arisen between Mrs. Obiageli Nweke, a widow from Anambra state, and her late husband’s friend, Mr. Frank Anagor, from Awka in Awka South local government area of Anambra state. The dispute revolves around Anagor’s claim that the widow’s son is threatening to kill him.
The tension stems from the execution of the late Mr. Stephen Nweke’s Will, in which Anagor was named as one of the three executors. Mrs. Obiageli Nweke contests that the Will was manipulated in favor of her husband’s friend and brother-in-law.
A petition addressed to the Chief of Army Staff dated February 8th, 2024, and signed by Frank Anagor’s lawyers, Ikechukwu Anagor Esq. and EC Nwasaah Esq., alleges the following:
“Our client recently received a notice/invitation for the unsealing of the last Will and Testament of Late Mr. Stephen Nwanwuba Nweke at the Probate Registry Awka on Thursday, February 15th, 2024. Our client received the notification from Barrister Bright Nwokoye, the solicitor for the Late Mr. Stephen Nwanwuba Nweke.”
“The widow of Late Mr. Stephen Nwanwuba Nweke, Mrs. Obiageli Nweke, the mother of Major Ogonna Onyebuchi Nweke, called our client on the 3rd day of February 2024 and invited him to their house for a very important discussion.”
“Innocently, our client attended the meeting, only to be verbally abused and harassed by the woman, questioning why her husband appointed our client as an executor to his Will.”
“Despite the explanations by our client that appointment as an executor is the prerogative of the late husband, his explanations were disregarded. Our client left the premises amidst the insults.”
“Surprisingly, on Sunday, February 4th, 2024, Major Ogonna Onyebuchi Nweke called our client at 11:23 am and issued a series of threats, making our client fear for his life. Our client lodged a formal complaint with the police regarding this incident.”
“We kindly request that you, Sir, use your position to advise Major Ogonna Onyebuchi Nweke to cease using his military status to threaten innocent civilians. Considering the present security situation in the country, if any harm befalls our client or any member of his family, Major Ogonna Onyebuchi Nweke will be held responsible,” the petition stated.
When approached for comment, Mrs. Obiageli Nweke denied the allegations of threatening Mr. Frank Anagor’s life, asserting that her son never made any threats. She further argued that the disputed Will was not signed by her late husband, as he was ill and not in the right state of mind to have drafted it.
She also alleged that both Frank Anagor and her brother-in-law were aware of the Will before it was presented, claiming that it had been tampered with.
“We were expecting the reading of the Will to take place in January, but it was delayed. As civil servants, we had to return to Lagos, only to be informed that the reading would occur in February. Due to the nature of our jobs, we cannot come back,” Mrs. Nweke explained.
“My son, who is a soldier, and I did not threaten Frank Anagor’s life. I called him to discuss the matter since he was a friend of my late husband and a friend to the family. He told me he was near our house in Lagos, and when we met, I expressed the family’s disappointment with his involvement, as we were unaware of his negative intentions.”
“My son only called him out of disappointment, and he started accusing my son to others. I recall him and my brother-in-law boasting about ensuring my son’s dismissal from the Nigerian Army.”
“This has been the plan of my late husband’s so-called friend and my brother-in-law, who aim to take over my late husband’s inherited house. Frank Anagor had even urged us to vacate the property for my brother-in-law, claiming that we could build another house elsewhere.”
“We had no idea he was an enemy within, and he has been spreading false claims that we abandoned my late husband during his seven-year illness, while he was the sole caretaker, which is completely false,” Mrs. Nweke concluded.
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