Community Fines females N50,000 For Wearing Trousers including corpers

Akwaihedi community in Nnewi South Local
Government Area of Anambra State has
reportedly passed a draconian law forbidding
women from wearing trousers. Accordingly,
anyone that flouts the law will be fined N50,
000. A source said: “Anyone caught breaking the law
will be molested and fined N50, 000 or be
banished”. The source said but for the quick intervention of
youths, female members of the National Youth
Service Corps (NYSC), posted to the
community, would have been stri*ped. One of the affected corps member (names
withheld), said she was surprised when the ruler
berated her for wearing the NYSC uniform,
which includes khaki trousers. Another source, who preferred anonymity,
alleged that 10 people had been fined by the
community court for flouting the law. The source said the situation was serious as
policemen were not permitted to enter the
community because the monarch said the
traditional court would handle domestic issues. The law promulgated by the Igwe and the
president-general of the town union, stipulated
that no woman should wear trousers. They also
banned women from appearing in public without
covering their heads. A correspondent of The Nation, who spoke with
the traditional ruler of the community, Lt.-Col.
Wisdom Onebunne (rtd), claimed that the
matter had been resolved and refused to go into
further details.

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