Palpable confusion reigned in Owerri, yesterday, as a father tied his
seven children, including his triplet, to a wheel-barrow and was heading
to an unknown destination before officials of Ministry of Women Affairs
and Social Development intervened.
The 44-year-old man, Israel Dike,
is a native of Odenkume, Obowo Local Government Aarea of Imo State,
but resides in Ugwu Ekwema, Egbu Road, Owerri.The children’s hands were
securely tied to a wheelbarrow while the man was soliciting for buyers
for the children, saying he was fed up with his dwindling economic
fortunes.
A staff of the ministry said