Mr & Mrs Rumor, Please Change Your Ways! - A True Life Story

Mr & Mrs Rumor, Please Change Your Ways! - A True Life Story

I am not a fan of rumors and I do not fan the embers either. Before you start a rumor, think about the damages it could cause, and before you spread one, think about the credibility of your source or sources.

An innocent woman was kidnapped and gruesomely murdered after her ransom was paid. Now her grieving family has become a target for gossip and public ridicule, one group claims that she was used for money rituals by her husband. ( It baffles me that people in the 21st century still believe in this kind of crap ), another group claims that her husband was too stingy to pay the ransom and that is why she was killed. ( " Igbos and their love for money ", is what I heard someone say ), another one claims she was killed by her stepson.

PS: She has no stepson.

Yet another group ( probably the most bizarre one of all ), claims that her own son masterminded the whole plot just to extort money from his dad. ( What ? ) I woke up yesterday to all these rumors and I was totally bewildered. These people are my kin, so if something like this actually happened, I think I have the proverbial need to know. But I don't!

My mother has barely spent a single night at home since her best friend was brutally murdered because she's almost always with the grieving children her deceased friend left behind, but somehow she too managed to miss the whole supposed confession by " the evil son " ( after the miraculous three thunder claps ), and apparently she also slept through his supposed arrest by the ever diligent Otukpo police!

This family consists of actual human beings for crying out loud, not characters from a nollywood movie. Imagine the psychological trauma the whole family must be going through right now with all these rumors floating around about their misfortune. How much pain can one bear at a time? Seriously, where is our humanity? What if it happened to you? ( Of course you would say " God forbid! " ) But how would you feel if you were in their shoes right now? Some morons even posted pictures of the dead woman's body on facebook just to create online buzz.

What if she was your mother, your wife, your auntie, your friend, or your relative? How would you feel seeing her lifeless body being plastered all over social media by total strangers just to get likes and comments? What is wrong with the world today? I will not rain curses or call the wrath of God on anyone. ( Because I do not believe in all that stuff ) But you have to check your individual consciences and realize that what you are doing is terribly wrong, heartless and inhumane.
Mr & Mrs Rumor, Please Change Your Ways!

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