Pastor Mike Agbahiwe, an indigene of Orodo in Mbaitoli Local Government
of Imo State whose wife was killed in Kano by Muslim Fanatics has, for
the first time since the incident happened, come back to his home state.
He met with Governor Rochas Okorocha at the Government House in
Owerri yesterday with his relations and explained that contrary to the
widely
read report that his wife, Mrs. Bridget Agbahiwe was beheaded, she was
beaten to death, not beheaded.
of Imo State whose wife was killed in Kano by Muslim Fanatics has, for
the first time since the incident happened, come back to his home state.
He met with Governor Rochas Okorocha at the Government House in
Owerri yesterday with his relations and explained that contrary to the
widely
read report that his wife, Mrs. Bridget Agbahiwe was beheaded, she was
beaten to death, not beheaded.
He told the governor details of
what transpired and how the wife was heartlessly and gruesomely
murdered in his presence by the Muslim Fanatics and he survived the
attack by the grace of God, otherwise, he would have also been killed
because the aim of their attackers was to kill him and the wife.
His story below…
“One Muslim man called Dauda came to my wife’s shop and was
washing his leg infront of the shop. My wife told the man to move up a
little so that she could arrange her goods, 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 angry
mob quickly gathered
washing his leg infront of the shop. My wife told the man to move up a
little so that she could arrange her goods, 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 angry
mob quickly gathered
“When we saw that
danger was about to occur, 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 and called him an infidel, and
broke into his house and killed my wife in front of me. And if not 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.”
danger was about to occur, 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 and called him an infidel, and
broke into his house and killed my wife in front of me. And if not 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.”
He
further stated, “The head of my wife was never beheaded. But the hitting
was on her head and with hard objects. The body of my wife is in the
mortuary with the head. She was not beheaded as it was widely reported.”
further stated, “The head of my wife was never beheaded. But the hitting
was on her head and with hard objects. The body of my wife is in the
mortuary with the head. She was not beheaded as it was widely reported.”
In his response to the pathetic story of Pastor Agbahiwe, Governor
Okorocha described Late Mrs. Bridget Agbahiwe as a heroine because it
took more than one hundred men and women to bring her down, describing
the gruesome murder of the woman as highly provocative, barbaric and the
highest wickedness of mankind, and told Pastor Agbahiwe that the Imo
State government would share with him and the family in this moment of
grief and pains.
Okorocha described Late Mrs. Bridget Agbahiwe as a heroine because it
took more than one hundred men and women to bring her down, describing
the gruesome murder of the woman as highly provocative, barbaric and the
highest wickedness of mankind, and told Pastor Agbahiwe that the Imo
State government would share with him and the family in this moment of
grief and pains.
Governor Okorocha said, “The problem
is not the death of Mrs. Agbahiwe but the manner of which she was
killed. In this country, we must learn to live peacefully. No religion
supports killing. Anyone who kills in the name of religion is an evil
worshipper, and should never mention the name of God. The cold blooded
murder of Mrs. Agbahiwe should be seen as a sacrifice for the unity of
the country”.
is not the death of Mrs. Agbahiwe but the manner of which she was
killed. In this country, we must learn to live peacefully. No religion
supports killing. Anyone who kills in the name of religion is an evil
worshipper, and should never mention the name of God. The cold blooded
murder of Mrs. Agbahiwe should be seen as a sacrifice for the unity of
the country”.
The governor further stressed, “She died
as a martyr. Imo State Government will be with the family in this period
of grief, and we shall set up a committee to assist in making sure that
she is given a befitting burial. She died a heroine as far as we are
concerned, as it took more than one hundred attackers to kill her. Those
who killed the woman are cowards. The chairman of the traditional
rulers’ council in the state would lead a delegation to the Emir of Kano
to make sure that such ugly incident will never reoccur anywhere in the
country.”
as a martyr. Imo State Government will be with the family in this period
of grief, and we shall set up a committee to assist in making sure that
she is given a befitting burial. She died a heroine as far as we are
concerned, as it took more than one hundred attackers to kill her. Those
who killed the woman are cowards. The chairman of the traditional
rulers’ council in the state would lead a delegation to the Emir of Kano
to make sure that such ugly incident will never reoccur anywhere in the
country.”
Governor Okorocha also stated, “We are
monitoring the situation and the reports reaching me is that five people
have been arrested and taken to court, and finally remanded in custody
in connection with the murder of Mrs. Bridget Agbahiwe. This is good
enough. It means the Kano State Government and the Police Command in
Kano are working to live upto their assurances to me that they would
fish out the killers and make them face the full wrath of the law.”
monitoring the situation and the reports reaching me is that five people
have been arrested and taken to court, and finally remanded in custody
in connection with the murder of Mrs. Bridget Agbahiwe. This is good
enough. It means the Kano State Government and the Police Command in
Kano are working to live upto their assurances to me that they would
fish out the killers and make them face the full wrath of the law.”
The governor urged Pastor Agbahiwe not to question God over the killing
of the wife, but to bear the whole incident with fortitude.
of the wife, but to bear the whole incident with fortitude.