CDHR Demands Tough Action Against Cross River Lawmaker Over Alleged Wife Assault
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has urged the Cross River State House of Assembly to impose firm disciplinary measures on lawmaker Cyril Omini Agbor over allegations that he brutally assaulted his wife. In a statement on Tuesday in Abakaliki, CDHR President Debo Adeniran and the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Jeremiah Onyibe, commended the Assembly leadership for initiating steps to address the incident but warned that mere condemnation would not suffice if the allegations are proven. The rights group described domestic violence as a serious human rights violation and criminal act that must never be excused or ignored. According to CDHR, reports and images linked to the alleged assault have sparked outrage among Nigerians and human rights advocates, further exposing the growing crisis of violence against women in the country. While acknowledging the Assembly’s intervention, the organisation stressed that the case transcends a domestic dispute and rais...
