AASDU HONOURS 38 ANAMBRA INDIGENES FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 AASDU Honours 38 Anambra Indigenes for Contributions to Community Development By Stella Obi The Association of Anambra State Development Unions (AASDU) has honoured 38 indigenes of Anambra State for their professional accomplishments and contributions to community development. The award presentation took place on Nov. 7 in Lagos as part of the association’s 2026 Lecture and Award Dinner, which attracted community leaders, distinguished personalities and other indigenes of the state. Among the dignitaries at the event was the Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Mrs Chinyere Esther Onyekesi. In her remarks, Onyekesi urged Anambra indigenes living outside the state to maintain strong ties with their homeland and embrace the Aku Luo Uno philosophy by contributing to the development of their communities. She also stressed the importance of parents communicating with their children in Igbo to preserve the language and cultural identity of younger generations. The commissioner com...

ANAMBRA ATTORNEY GENERAL ORDERS PROBE, PROSECUTION OF THOSE DENYING WOMEN INHERITANCE RIGHTS. (PHOTO).

 


Anambra Attorney General Orders Probe, Prosecution of Those Denying Women Inheritance Rights


The Anambra State Government has directed the police to investigate and prepare for prosecution cases in which women and girls are denied the right to inherit property on account of their gender.

In a letter dated and released to journalists on September 26, 2026, Attorney General Tobechukwu Nweke, SAN, instructed the Nigerian Police to thoroughly examine all such complaints and forward the case files to his office for further action.

Nweke stated that denying females inheritance rights solely because of their gender constitutes an offence under Section 22 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law, 2017 of Anambra State, and carries a penalty of up to four years’ imprisonment.

“In light of the foregoing, you are kindly requested to ensure that your office thoroughly investigates all reported cases of gender-based disinheritance and that the case files are transmitted to this Ministry for further action,” the letter read.

It added that the Ministry’s Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Unit has been designated to handle the prosecution of offenders under the law, in addition to other domestic violence and sexual offence cases.

The directive comes against the backdrop of earlier Supreme Court rulings that have declared customary practices excluding women and girls from inheriting property unconstitutional and illegal.

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