OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND CEASE AND DESIST: ONGOING HARASSMENT AND SECURITY THREATS BY EMMANUEL ONYEKACHI NWAOZUZU

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DOHS Cares for Vulnerable Women and Children Foundation hereby issues an official public notice and formal cease and desist regarding the ongoing intimidation, telephone harassment, physical harassment and threats made by Mr. Emmanuel Onyekachi Nwaozuzu, a Tech Consultant, against our organization and first responders.

 

Background of the Case

Our organization was brought into this matter following an urgent plea for help involving Mr. Nwaozuzu and his wife. According to report made by the wife, she had been subjected to a continuous history of domestic violence since the inception of their marriage.

 

The immediate escalation occurred when Mr. Nwaozuzu forcefully locked his wife out of their matrimonial home in July 2026, leaving her stranded without shelter. Seeking safety, she took refuge at the residence of a friend who serves as a volunteer and GBV responder for our organization to secure intervention and protective support.

 

In an effort to follow legal protocols and ensure survivor safety, our team accompanied the victim to report the incident at the New Karu Area Command of the Nigeria Police form in Nassarawa State. Regrettably, no immediate protective measures or law enforcement actions were taken regarding the report at that time, and the wife eventually returned to the matrimonial home under vulnerable circumstances.

 

Ongoing Harassment and Cease and Desist.



Following our intervention, Mr. Emmanuel Onyekachi Nwaozuzu has engaged in a pattern of aggressive behavior, targeted phone calls, and explicit threats directed at our organization and our staff members.

 

Notice is hereby given:

 

Mr. Emmanuel Onyekachi Nwaozuzu must immediately CEASE AND DESIST all communications, unsolicited phone calls, verbal threats, and acts of harassment against DOHS CARES FOUNDATION, its executives, staff, and volunteers.

Continued harassment, coercion, or intimidation will be treated as an explicit threat to life and safety and will be met with full civil and criminal legal action under applicable state and federal laws.

 

The Hidden Risks Facing First Responders to Gender-Based Violence (GBV)

This incident underscores a pervasive and dangerous reality across Nigeria: first responders and civil society organizations tackling Gender-Based Violence operate under constant personal threat.

 

Frontline GBV responders routinely face significant risk profiles, including Targeted Retaliation and Intimidation from Perpetrators and Institutional Vulnerability from law enforcement agencies who fail to act promptly or enforce protective measures.

 

DOHS Cares Foundation remains steadfast in its mission to protect survivors of domestic abuse and Gender-Based Violence. We call upon law enforcement authorities in Nasarawa State and nationwide to uphold their duty to protect both survivors and those on the front lines working to keep them safe.

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