28/07/2026
8 days after her husband’s death, mom-of-two cries out for justice as in-laws a§§ault her, forcefully take over home and properties of her late husband
A 28-year-old widow, Tosin, has cried out for help after accusing her late husband’s family of a§§aulting her and attempting to take over his properties barely days after his d+ath.
According to posts shared online by activist Harrison Gwamnishu, Tosin’s husband d+ed on July 20, 2026, after falling sick.
He alleged that just days after the burial, her father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law and his wife moved into the family’s home in Ikorodu, Lagos, and ordered her and her two young sons to confine their belongings to a single room.
He further claimed that some of the deceased’s properties had already been shared amongst them while plans were underway to sell a car belonging to him.
A video circulating online also captured a heated confrontation between Tosin and her father-in-law. In the clip, the distressed widow repeatedly cried in Yoruba, “Ẹ̀ ń nà mà lára! Ẹ̀ ń nà mà lára!” meaning, “You all are stressing me! You all are oppressing me!”
Speaking in English while fighting back tears, she alleged, “They were not supposed to do anything to me! They started b+ating me. They are not even supposed to do anything to me, they are not supposed to touch me. I am weak, I am hungry, I am tired. That was how everything happened, he started béating me, dr@ghing my phone, and threw me on the floor. What if I h!t my head on the floor?”
Gwamnishu also shared a video where the widow’s father-in-law was seen padlocking the gate and locking her outside the house despite owning another residence. He further claimed Tosin had begun receiving thr+ats after taking the matter public.
He called on the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) and the Lagos State Police Command to intervene, stating that “No widow should have to fight for dignity, shelter, and justice just days after losing her husband.”