Igbo man whose wife was killed by Muslim Fanatics in Kano, relocates to Imo
Mon Jun 27, 2016 09:11:am Gist
2.5K By Buchi Obichie
Pastor Mike Agbahime, whose wife, Mrs. Bridget Agbahime, was recently murdered by Islamist fundamentalists in Kano, has finally relocated to his ancestral home, Orodo in Mbaitoli local council area of Imo State.
Pastor Agbahime met with the State Governor, Rochas Okorocha in Owerri Government House on Sunday, and gave a graphic account of how his wife was gruesomely murdered, while he watched helplessly.
The widower recalled that he survived the attack only by the grace of God, pointing out that he would have also been killed because the aim of their attackers was to kill him and his wife. He narrated how he and his late wife sought refuge from the onslaught in the house of an Alhaji; but the man did not succeed in calming the mob.
Pastor Agbahime also restated that his wife was beaten to death, and not beheaded as initially speculated.
His words: "On the faithful day, one Muslim man called Dauda, came to my wife's shop and was washing his legs in front of the shop. My wife told him to shift a little, to enable her arrange her wares, but the man refused. Instead, the man started to molest her, and gripped her neck. In trying to free herself from the grip, Dauda started shouting Alakuba, and not long after, an angry mob quickly gathered.
"When we saw that danger was knocking, we ran and took refuge in the house of a prominent Alhaji, who is a leader in the area. The Alhaji did all he could to calm the mob down. They refused, called him an infidel, broke into his house and killed my wife in front of me. If not for the quick intervention of the Police who immediately used teargas to disperse them, they would have also killed me. But they destroyed everything I had, both the shop, the car and so on.
"My wife was never beheaded. They repeatedly hit her head with hard objects. Currently, the body of my wife is in the mortuary. She was not beheaded as it was widely reported."
Responding to Pastor Agbahime's sad story, Governor Okorocha described Mrs. Agbahime as a heroine, stating that it took more than 100 men and women to bring her down.
Sympathizing further with the widower, Okorocha said: "The gruesome murder of the woman was highly provocative, barbaric and the highest expression of wickedness to a fellow citizen. Imo State Government shares in the grief of the Agbahime family."
Pastor Agbahime met with the State Governor, Rochas Okorocha in Owerri Government House on Sunday, and gave a graphic account of how his wife was gruesomely murdered, while he watched helplessly.
The widower recalled that he survived the attack only by the grace of God, pointing out that he would have also been killed because the aim of their attackers was to kill him and his wife. He narrated how he and his late wife sought refuge from the onslaught in the house of an Alhaji; but the man did not succeed in calming the mob.
Pastor Agbahime also restated that his wife was beaten to death, and not beheaded as initially speculated.
His words: "On the faithful day, one Muslim man called Dauda, came to my wife's shop and was washing his legs in front of the shop. My wife told him to shift a little, to enable her arrange her wares, but the man refused. Instead, the man started to molest her, and gripped her neck. In trying to free herself from the grip, Dauda started shouting Alakuba, and not long after, an angry mob quickly gathered.
"When we saw that danger was knocking, we ran and took refuge in the house of a prominent Alhaji, who is a leader in the area. The Alhaji did all he could to calm the mob down. They refused, called him an infidel, broke into his house and killed my wife in front of me. If not for the quick intervention of the Police who immediately used teargas to disperse them, they would have also killed me. But they destroyed everything I had, both the shop, the car and so on.
"My wife was never beheaded. They repeatedly hit her head with hard objects. Currently, the body of my wife is in the mortuary. She was not beheaded as it was widely reported."
Responding to Pastor Agbahime's sad story, Governor Okorocha described Mrs. Agbahime as a heroine, stating that it took more than 100 men and women to bring her down.
Sympathizing further with the widower, Okorocha said: "The gruesome murder of the woman was highly provocative, barbaric and the highest expression of wickedness to a fellow citizen. Imo State Government shares in the grief of the Agbahime family."
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