Women Want To Ban Ogogoro As Their Men Become Useless Impotent

                                      

On March 28, women under the aegis of Catholic Women Organisation (CWO) protested against distribution and consumption of local gin (popularly known as Ogogoro or Kaikai) in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. The protesters stated that the substance make their men useless as breadwinners and make them impotent.

According to the protesters, their husbands no longer warm their beds at night. "They can no longer have sex with their wives because their organs are almost dead. How do we procreate under that situation? That is why we are crying out to the world." the spokesperson of the protesters said.

Dressed Catholic Christian Mothers’ uniform, the women went to any shop suspected to be selling the ogogoro or kaikai  and dropped fresh green leaves and chanted before proceeding to the next shop.

They sang: "Kaikai has made men to build houses and sleep in the bush; kaikai has made men to marry and not bear children. Kaikai has made men to be lazy; kaikai has made men to see women and not have appetite for them."

They also carried broadsheets with the next messages: "Kaikai affects the reproductive system of a man," "CWO says no to illicit gins – top squad, KP, kaikai," "We don’t want illicit gin in Nguru community, It causes more harm than good," "Top squad, kaikai has made our youth to be weak and sick," "It leads to premature death," "Kaikai has made our youth to be lazy" and "Kaikai kills, say no to it."

Almost all of the shop owners closed their shops in fear of protesters.

The leader of the women group, Mrs. Theodora Eze, said: "We are protesting because kaikai has finished us in this community. In Nguru community, kaikai has snatched our men and youths from us. Early in the morning every day, the young boys, instead of looking for what to do, will sit comfortably and drink themselves to stupor at kaikai joints, which are scattered everywhere in this community.

"Those who are married among them cannot even feed themselves, not to talk of their wives and children. Our women have suddenly become the breadwinners simply because of kaikai. Our suffering is overweighting us; the burden of solely catering for our families’ needs is becoming too much on us. That is why we are crying to high heavens against this scourge."

They have also promulgated a law, which took effect from April 1. According to this law, anybody found to be selling or drinking the substance within Nguru community would be liable to a fine of N20,000.

Parish Priest, Rev Fr Livinus Nnaji, commented the situation: "I think the CWO, St. Anthony Parish, Nguru is making history today. I say so because that is the first time it is happening here in Nguru. Women generally, are the correctors of evil; they come in when things are going wrong. Kaikai is actually out to destroy the entire community. Both boys and girls, young and old are involved in this mess." He concluded that the women were doing a nice job.
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