Maryleen Ezichi, a headmistress of a primary school at Amaetiti Asaga Ohafia in the Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State was reportedly demoted for complaining about non-payment of teachers’ salaries to Nkechi Ikpeazu, the wife of the state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu. She was reportedly demoted to the position of a classroom teacher.
Maryleen Ezichi's right to expression and information was infringed. Ezichi was transferred to the Ukwa-East Local Government Area — about 140 kilometers from her former school — to serve as a deterrent for her ‘impunity and lack of respect for constituted authority’.
Abia State, Nigeria
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