04/03/2026
CAPWIN FOUNDATION
3rd March, 2026
PRESS RELEASE
GBV: CAPWIN FOUNDATION CONDEMS THE BRUTALIZATION OF WINNIE UCHECHI, MUM.
We lend our voice to that of all the well meaning citizens of Nigeria in demanding for the arrest and prosecution of Hon Eugene Cheta Epelle, Ahoada-West LGA Chair, and younger brother, Monday Cheta.Capwin Foundation has condemned the brutalization of Miss. Winnie Uchechi, and her mum Mrs. Faith Chimela Miller by the Chairman of Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State, Hon. Eugene Cheta Epelle, and his younger brother, Monday Epelle.The Team expressed serious displeasure over the inability of security Personnel who allegedly accompanied the chairman and his younger brother in company of thugs to the victims family house at Odioku Village to act in protection of life and maintenance of peace during the incident on Sunday 1st of March, 2026.Comfort Ejukwa, Executive Director of Capwin Foundation stated this while speaking to newsmen in Port Harcourt during a joint press briefing by civil society organizations at the Human Rights Clinic, hosted by Relief International.she aid the action of the Ahoada West Local Government Chairman and his brother is not just about abuse of power and intimidation of citizens against their Constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of expression, but violates the provisions of sections 2, 4 and 9 of the Rivers State Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law 2020. She called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of Hon. Eugene Cheta Epelle and Mr. Monday Epelle by the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State.The Team is also calling for the immediate withdrawal and sanctioning of security personnel attached to the Chairman who witnessed the incident and failed to act in maintenance of law and order to prevent the urgly incident.‘There are better ways provided by the law that is available for the Chairman to have explored in addressing whatever grievances he has, and not taking the laws into his hand. He failed as a public servant and need to face the law to serve as a lesson to persons boosting to abuse public office and nothing will happen’.As a Team, we committed to ensuring that perpetrators of gender based violence, irrespective of how highly placed, are made to face the law.
Idorenyin Friday
Head of programs/publicity
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