Burial place (File photo)
A
Nigerian man has left many people in shock after refusing to obey his
late father's instruction on how to share his properties because he
included his female children as beneficiaries.
The late Gabriel Okwukogwu may not be resting in peace in his grave
after all, as he was said to have attracted the anger of his first son,
simply known as Emmy for sharing his properties among his seven
children including the four women in Anambra State.
It was gathered that an infuriated Emmy reportedly went to his
father’s grave to tell him that he will not comply with the will he
prepared when he was alive. The family is from Orlu in Imo State but
stays at G.M.O Road in Ogbaru area of Onitsha metropolitan city in
Anambra.
It was gathered that Emmy who resides in Lagos returned after the
death and burial of his late father. After the burial the late father’s
lawyer called the members of the family, presented their late father’s
will and read it to the children for implementation. However, trouble
was said to have started after the counsel got through reading the will
and Emmy discovered that their late father shared his properties to his
children including the women among them. It was gathered that the late
Okwukogu had properties both in Onitsha and Owerri which he shared
equally among the children not minding the gender status.
It was gathered that when the lawyer finished reading the will to
the children, Emmy got angry and declared that the will did not come
from their father because he really understood the culture and tradition
as observed in Igbo land.
It was gathered that the culture did not recognise women because it
was expected that they will get married to their husbands and therefore
were not entitled to inherit any property from their family. Thus Emmy
insisted that the culture and tradition will be applied in the sharing
of the properties.
An infuriated Emmy reportedly left the meeting and headed to their
family house in Orlu, went to his father’s grave and protested; that he
will not comply with his purported will because he did not comply with
the laid down customs and tradition in the land.
It was gathered that Emmy’s decision to reject the will was causing
serious problem in the family as the women in question threatened to
fight for their rights as contained in the will rejected by their eldest
brother.
When P.M.EXPRESS spoke to some Igbo leaders concerning the
incident, some spoke against the sharing and declared that Emmy was
right because women werr not entitled to inherit family properties
according to tradition. Others said that it was the old practice and the
properties in question were not family houses which the women will
never inherit according to tradition.
It was however not certain how the matter will be resolved because
the will was regarded as a valid document that must be complied with
despite any perceived defects.
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