A Nigerian woman has sparked reactions online after revealing the plight of a widow who is reportedly unable to locate the family of her late husband.
The story, first shared on TikTok by SweetbellarO and later reposted on Facebook by Jennifer Chioma Owolabor, detailed how the man, identified as Stephen Roland Ekpobuma, passed away last week.
According to the post, Ekpobuma died on Saturday, but it was only after his death that neighbours allegedly discovered his wife did not know any of his relatives, despite having three children together.
A neighbour explained that the woman had made attempts in the past to meet her husband’s family, but he reportedly avoided the topic.
In her words:
“Hello everyone, this man here lives in my area with his wife. The main purpose of this post is that this man kpai last week Saturday. It was when he kpai that we realised the wife did not know any of the man’s family. Everyone was like, how can you be living with a man and you don’t know any of his family to the point of having three kids for him?
The woman said anytime she mentioned knowing the man’s family, he would turn to fight with her. But according to her, the man only said he was from Edo State and did not mention where precisely or introduce any family member.
Myself and other neighbours said it is not possible for a man not to have at least one relative. So I decided to bring it here. Maybe his relatives will come across it because I believe in the power of social media. Please help me engage so it can go viral, because the woman is really suffering and the man’s corpse is still at the mortuary. His name is Stephen Roland Ekpobuma.”
