The Chairman of the Road Transport Employees Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Abia State chapter, Nnamdi Balogu, has strongly condemned the alleged eviction of an Abia widow, Mrs. Calista Chigozie, and her four children from their home by a relative of her late husband.
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Balogu said the widow and her children were reportedly forced out of their residence after the death of her husband, Mr. Chigozie Ikechukwu, who lost his life in a fatal road accident.
Reacting to the alleged inhumane treatment, the Abia RTEAN Chairman expressed deep concern and disclosed that he has begun arrangements to provide a new house for Mrs. Chigozie and her children.
He recalled how the husband of Mrs Calista, Chigozie Ikechukwu a bus driver died in accident along Enugu-Port Harcourt Road in November, 2025 and buried in January, 2026 at his hometown, Avodim, Ubakala in Umuahia South LGA of Abia State.
Balogu said: “The RTEAN Union shares in the pain of the bereaved and would not watch the right of the widow and her children to be violated.
“Chigozie who died from the injuries he sustained at the accident that happened in November 2025 was a dedicated driver.”
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