The wife of Mr. Light Nwachukwu, who was shot by a soldier guarding the premises of the Inner Galaxy Steel Company located at the Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State during a peaceful protest, has cried out for help from the authorities to avoid losing her husband.
Nwachukwu was shot while protesting alongside others over the sudden death of Miss Ocheze Ogbonna, who was allegedly pushed down from a crane by her Chinese Boss within the premises of the Inner Galaxy.
The wife of the gunshot victim, Mrs. Ijeoma Light Nwachukwu, lamented that since she has been at the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, taking care of her husband, the cost of medical treatment for him has continued to rise, adding that she was not sure of the fate of their three children left at home.
She called on the governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, and other well meaning Nigerians to come to her aid, as she does not want to become a widow at a very young age.
Narrating what happened, the younger brother of the victim, Mr. Chikodi Nwachukwu stated that when it was reported that a Chinese working at the lnner Galaxy had pushed their sister to death, they rushed to the company to find out what exactly had happened.
He said further that it was in the course of a peaceful protest that a soldier attached to the company shot at his defenceless brother without provocation.
According to the victim’s brother, drugs prescribed by the medical doctors are usually bought by them in addition to the laboratory tests that must be run. He said these had put the family into heavy financial burden, leaving them with no other choice than to call on well meaning Abians to come to their rescue.
Though Mr Light Chimeko Nwachukwu’s health condition was improving before now, he suddenly developed complications on Sunday, June 2, 2024, prompting the use of oxygen to revive him.