A Nollywood actor, Fredrick
Akpowene Aseroma, was on
Friday, March 26, 2010, arrested
and detained at the Ojodu-
Abiodun Police Division, Ogun
State Command, over allegations
of beating his wife, Blessing
Aseroma, who he has been
married to for 10 years.
Mr. Aseroma, 40, along with his
younger brother, Temotighe, 30,
was detained after they both
allegedly tried to strangle Mrs.
Aseroma, 38, bruised her arm
and almost stripped her naked
because she reported them to a
non-governmental women ’s
rights organisation, Project Alert.
Can’t take it anymore
“I went to Project Alert on
Wednesday (March 24) because
that same morning, they both
beat me until the neighbours
intervened. What caused it then
was that our children have been
out of school because of non-
payment of school fees,” Mrs.
Aseroma said.
The wife, who has three
children for Mr. Aserome,
claimed that the husband has
always been abusive right from
the University of Lagos, where
they both schooled.
“Even in school, he had been
beating me. But I thought that it
would stop and things would
change. I don ’t know why I
tolerated it. I guess because of
love I overlooked everything, ”
said Mrs. Aseroma, a graduate of
History.
State of shock
The executive director of Project
Alert, Josephine Effah-
Chukwuma, said Mrs. Aseroma
came to the NGO in a state of
shock. She said it was evident
that, over the years, the lady
had lost her self-esteem, as a
result of the physical and
psychological abuse suffered.
“We invited her husband to try
and resolve the issue, but he
refused to come. We have now
taken the case up with the
police. Her case is a very sad one,
and a reminder that women are
being abused at an alarming
rate. So now it’s about naming
and shaming people who violate
women, ” Mrs. Effah-Chukwuma
said.
When NEXT called Mr. Aseroma’s
phone number, he picked up, but
immediately cut off when asked
for his reaction to the
allegations of wife battery.
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