Nigerian woman blasts widow for using her late husband’s phone to view her status update

Nigerian woman Helen Nneka Eke-Okpala has stirred controversy after publicly criticising a widow for using her late husband’s phone to view her Facebook status updates.

In a post shared on Facebook on Saturday, April 26, Helen wrote:

“You lost your husband. He’s still lying in the mortuary, yet you won’t allow his phone to rest. Stop viewing my status with his line.”

She went on to add:

“I can only imagine how a woman who just lost her husband would sit and go through all his chats. Omor, she might even start keeping malice with some people.”

However, she did not get the support she was hoping for. Most comments were against her as they accused her of insensitivity.

Some also wondered why she was concerned about how a grieving widow chose to handle her late husband’s phone.

See some comments:

Mercedes Ezioma Onyenechere: “It’s your problem not hers. She has rights to the phone, phone’s her hubby’s not yours!

You know personal details, even the fact that he is still in the morgue, are you his Judy?

A call to her can solve this but no, you would rather bring it online. Of course online judges will interprete, process and decode.”

Emmanuel Edozie James: “Is there anything you’re scared of????”

Amaka Okoye Obidike: “You can as well delete his number to avoid Ur status being viewed”

Jennifer Chioma Owolabi: “If you are not the side chick of the man why then are you bothered that his wife is viewing your status?”

Paschaline Chinaemerem Ogoke: “Seems like you lack empathy…”

Chisom Umeghalu “Delete his number so she will stop viewing the status!! Such a senseless post to make.. or maybe there’s more to it, why are you concerned that she’s with his phone?? You’d rather she sends the phone to you?”

Ekpereamaka Okoli: “You better delete this for ur sanity sake, if not you go collect both physical and spiritual. My father died and was buried evening time.

I was with his phone the next day replying messages, he had a meeting someone on Sunday, I saw the message the person sent and I informed him he had passed away.

Through the phone, I also saw those that were owing him and someone he owed too.

There is nothing wrong in going through a deceased person phone, so far as you are not a stranger that can just pick the phone.

If you are bitt.ered that the wife went through her husband phone after his demise, it only means that there is something fishy about you, you might be e.vil.”

Ruthwealth Onetemize Suowari: “Get some dignity. His phone’s just a reminder of her loss. Maybe it’s time you let go, delete his contact and respect his memory by moving on with your life instead of obsessing over who’s viewing your status with his phone.”

Beaut Blessing AbuGanf: “How do you know she is the one reading and viewing the status not his kids or relatives? Nawa ooh allow the poor woman breath abeg. Abi is there a chat you don’t want her to see? Babe this post is all shade of low.”