Right of Reply: Can Widows in Igboland fix the burial date, as well as, inherit the property of their deceased husbands?

Then dates are given by the communities, and oftentimes, the church may not agree to the date, and the family will consult with the community or association to fix a date acceptable to all.

For certain ages, there are also burial customs that must be performed. I noticed this pattern of false representations and lies about Igbos mistreating widows, and this news platform is being used to spread it.

There was a story about a group helping widows in the southeast during AGC because of the peculiar challenges they face in the East.

I saw that story as very insulting. There is no part of Nigeria where widows do not face challenges, and singling out the southeast for such prejudicial stories is wrong.

Funny thing is, when I challenge the peddlers of this story, they only cite Nollywood movies as their authority for saying Igbos maltreat widows.

Agbor Passchal Onyejegbu, a member of the Rule of Law (RoL) WhatsApp group, writes:

The idea of fixing the date of burial goes to the issue of who will fund the burial expense. So if the widow is the one funding the burial expense, why not? She can, by all means, but you can’t lead where you are not financing.