HUSBAND MURDERS WIFE IN THE FARM, Cuts Her Body Into Pieces

A young man said to be an indigene of Igbodo in Ika North East Local Government Area has been reported to have allegedly murdered his wife in cold blood at the farm in Igbodo.

Ika Weekly gathered that the suspect who is an Okada operator and whose name was given as Victor Onyemaechi Adaka Okoh visited his home town with his wife and their only child where he allegedly carried out the dastardly act.

According to a reliable family source, on that fatefully day, Victor informed his mother that he was going to the farm with his wife, whose name was given as Patricia Okoh, to inspect a piece of land he was proposing to cultivate in this year’s farming season. The source revealed that as they (husband and wife) were going they left their son behind with his mother, who never suspected the evil intention of her son.

Hours later, the youngman returned from the farm without the wife, prompting his mother to query him on the whereabout of his wife, to which he replied that the woman had disappeared after they had a little disagreement.

The source further said that when the mother noticed blood stains on her son’s clothes she became apprehensive and ask how the blood stains came about, but the youngman replied that it was the blood of an animal himself and the wife killed at the farm. Continuing the source said that Victor’s mother insisted that her son should go and search for his wife. Victor, however, left home with shovel, digger and a sack.

According to information gathered the suspect, a few days later, that is on Tuesday, February 16th 2010 went to Oyoko in Abavo, the home town of his wife to tell her parents that he has not seen his wife whom he went to the farm with, a few days before. Our source further disclosed that the parents of Patricia suspecting foul play alerted the police and the youngman was immediately arrested and taken to the police station at Agbor. After interrogation at the station the matter was transferred to the Umunede Police Division, since the incident happened within their jurisdiction.

Meanwhile. The Vigilante group, in Igbodo got wind of a smelling corpse in the bush, and the police were subsequently informed, which led to the discovery of the body of the woman which had been decimated. It was after further interrogation that the suspect admitted that he actually committed the offence.

We learnt that when they (police and the suspect) got to the scene of the incident, they discovered that the corpse of Late Patricia was completely dismembered. The dismembered parts were found to be packed in a sack, with the hands, head, legs and private parts missing. The body, with one of her hands were however taken to the police station and later deposited at the mortuary.

The source further stated that it was some days later that the suspect agreed, after further interrogations, to take the police where he had hidden the missing parts of his late wife’s body, where the clothes the woman was putting on were also discovered. But they could not find one of the legs, hand, head and private part which he refused to divulge where he had kept them. It was also discovered that Late Patricia, whose bowels was ripped open, with the intestines gushing out, was pregnant but the fetus in the womb could not be found.

The immediate elder brother to the deceased, Mr. Christopher Ojere, a serving police officer in Lagos said that he suspects that his late sister was butchered on Tuesday 16th February but that the information to that effect got to the family the following day. He disclosed that Victor did not marry his sister legally but that he put her in the family way and thereafter both of them started living together as husband and wife. He blamed the immediate elder brother of Victor, who is a Pastor in Jesus Saves Church, whom he said connected his younger sister with the suspect and since then they never bothered to formalize the union according to native law and custom of the people.

Mr. Victor Okoh was said to be residing at No 47 Imudia Street, Agbor with his late wife, Mrs. Patricia Okoh who was 24 years old.

HOW DID HE END UP IN OUR BELOVED IGBODO.

The people of Igbodo kingdom in Ika North East Local Government Area, may never find it easy to forget the harrowing experiences that some of their children and neighbors have suffered recently in the hand of the self acclaimed prophet of God who moved into the town, about 3 months ago.

The so-called prophet of God said that he was formerly in Lagos State. He said that he had to relocate to Igbodo town in order for him to cleanse the area of all the evil deeds being perpetrated by agents of darkness in the community. No sooner he had settled down in a rented hall with two adjoining rooms, after his arrival to the town, than he started visiting homes and praying for people, also discussing words of God with them. Owing to the high rate of patronage within the short space of time he arrived the village, the “man of God” decided to hold a three-day crusade, so as to enable him touch the lives of many, and to drive away evil spirits from them. Ironically, it was during the three-day crusade, which the prophet wanted to use to expose the wicked ones in the area, that he; himself was rather exposed by the people.

Recounting their experiences at the palace of His Royal Majesty Ikechukwu Osademe 1, the Obi of Igbodo kingdom, 17 years old Master John Ogbolu of Idumu-Obior quarters and a student of Igbodo comprehensive high school, Igbodo, said that in the last week of October, 2009, he received an invitation from a friend of his to attend a crusade which would hold for 3 nights. He gladly accepted the invitation after hearing that the organizer of the programme was a man of God who would make things happen in the life of those who meet with him.

However, Master Ogbolu said that during one of the night crusade, the prophet called him into the inner room of the church at about 4.00 am. He said that as soon as he walked into the room, he saw the prophet pick up a bottle of oil and began to pray for him, rubbing his stomach with the oil. From then he did not know what was happening to him anymore. It was when he woke up at about 5 am, that he saw himself still lying inside the room, and the zip of his trousers, pulled down. He explained that he quickly stood up, zipped up his trousers and walked out of the church.

Almost the same account and experience were given by 5 other persons which they went through in the hands of the pastor. Some of them also said that the Prophet took hold of their manhood, and was sucking their breasts as well. The most pathetic account was the case of a nursing mother, who said she came to the town and has been attending a different church until the prophet approached her for assistance during his crusade; which she willingly accepted, seeing that he was a man of God.

However, the reality of the situation was made known to her, on the last day of the crusade, when the prophet told her that he would be going back to Lagos; and that he needed some quantity of cassava flour (Garri), which she assured him of getting for him the next day.


As early as 4.00am the next day, the prophet called the nursing mother. But looking at that time of the morning hour, she decided to wait until 5.00am. When she eventually got to the prophet’s house with the bag of garri, the prophet told her to wait for a special prayer. She stated that the last thing she saw was her nakedness when she eventually woke up in the pastor’s house later that morning.

Speaking on the incidence, the Iyasere of Igbodo kingdom, Dr. Unomah said that it was a situation that has never been heard of in Igbodo community. He advised the victims to be patient since the matter has been reported to the police, and that the chiefs will surely get to the end of the matter. He commended the boys for coming out to report the matter.

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ASABA—DELTA State Deputy Governor, Professor Amos Utuama (SAN), formally presented the Staff of Office to the new Obi of Igbodo kingdom in Ika North East local government area of the state, His Royal Majesty, Ikechukwu Nkeobikwu Osedume I. ...

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IKA WEEKLY - The Obi of Igbodo Kingdom in Ika North East Local Government Area, His Royal Majesty, Ikechukwu Nkeobikwu Osedume I, was on Tuesday, 14th of April, 2009, presented with the staff of office by the Delta State Government, at the Royal Palace, Igbodo.

The staff of office which was presented to Obi Osedume by the Deputy Governor, Prof. Amos Agbe Utuama (SAN) who stood in for the Executive Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan symbolizes the official oath of office by the traditional ruler having been coronated by his people on the 12th of January, 2007 immediately after his fathers burial.



The occasion which displayed the rich cultural heritage of Igbodo community was witnessed by numerous Igbodo sons and daughters, both at home and abroad and non-indigenes, prominent among whom were the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Prof. Utuama, Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, House of Representatives Member; Justice Marshal Mukoro, Commissioner for Works, Sir Paul Osagie, Commissioner for Women Affairs, Social and Community Development, Queen Victoria Ikenchukwu, Ika North East Local Government Chairman, Hon. Festus Iweriebor; his Deputy, Hon. Benson Oside, Leader of the Council Legislative Arms, Hon. Chuks Agbomah, Alhaji Obunba II from Nasarawa State, traditional rulers which include Obi of Owa Kingdom, HRM Dr. Emmanuel Efeizomor II (JP) OON, Obi of Akumazi, HRM Obi Stephen Chukwuyemeze III JP, Obi of Ute-Okpu, HRM Obi Solomon Chukwuka I, Obi of Umunede, Agadagidi Ezeagwu Ezewanli I, Obi of Otolokpo, HRM (Pastor) Collins, Obi of Ute-Ogbeje, HRM, and palace chiefs.



It was learnt by Ika Weekly that the newly coronated Obi became the Obi immediately after the demise of his father, His Royal Majesty Albert Sunday Iyeke III (JP) who joined his ancestors in 2007. On the 12th of January, 2007, and have been according to some interviewed Igbodo indigenes, working cordially with the council of Elders, the Obi-in-Council and Heads of the six villages in administering the affairs of the community.



Obi Ikechukwu Osedume I, when interviewed by journalists over the question of why his surname was changed from Iyeke to Osedume, the Obi said that the surname was changed by his late father before he died and does not know the reason behind the change. He further stated that his father was the end to the Iyeke dynasty while Osedume I is the first and beginning of his generation.



When asked about how he hopes to tackle the challenges of his people, vis-à-vis protecting the culture of his people, he said politely that he looks unto God the supreme being, for guidance and direction and most especially wisdom, adding that with his obi-in-council, elders, and clergy men, he hopes to take Igbodo community to a higher level as he promised that though that it is that the people that makes a culture exist, but that any culture which is not in line with God is not accepted, as he respects God.



The Deputy Governor, Prof. Amos Utuama (SAN) who read the congratulatory speech presented by the Governor, His Excellency Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, said that the Obi should endeavour to carry his people along in other to take Igbodo to greater heights and as he is the custodian of culture for his people, he should strive to attain the three point agenda which includes: Peace and security, human capital development and infrastructural development as stipulated by the Delta State Government, in his every day administrative duties in the community.



Prof. Utuama further said that the cries of the community over certain infrastructural development, like provision of good feeder roads/erosion control, completion of the NDDC borehole water project, availability of a modern market, completion of the building of the community’s health centre, have reached the knowledge of the Delta State Government and promised that they will be looked into one after the other.



The Deputy Governor went a step further to commend the community for being the food basket of Delta State. He also seized the opportunity to encourage the great personalities of Igbodo, like the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Joe C. Keshi, the President of Igbodo Development Union, North America, Mr. Chuks Ojemi, Former Vice Chancellor of University of Benin, Professor Nduka Okoh, Coordinator of Igbodo Development Union, Europe, Mr. Christian Martins Ubani, Chief Emmanuel Mbulu, the Akueluno of Igbodo and the rest of them to help bring back home their vast knowledge to the benefit of the entire Igbodo people.



In an address presented by the Honorable Chairman of Ika North East Local Government Area, Hon. Festus Iweriebor to the Deputy Governor, he took note of all the accomplished projects in Ika North East and those yet to be completed. Hon. Iweriebor also stated that he appreciates the government of Delta State on their goodness to the people of Ika North East while concluding that he hopes the Royal Majesty, Obi Osedume I, will do well as to extend the benefits of his rulership not just to the people of Igbodo alone but to Ika North East and well meaning Nigerians. The occasion was agog with merriments, dancing and echos of joy from a unified community.



Also in attendance is the National President of National Association of Ika Students NAIS Comrade Ehiwario Jerry who said that no doubt that the Ika Culture has been marked and he has no fear that their children’s children will not lack knowledge of Ika cultural heritage as he went on to say that Ika Students can now browse on a website which was formulated to portray Ika culture.



He further said that he was very happy indeed for the great occasion and wished Igbodo people above all things oneness of heart to carry on with their new obi, Obi Ikechukwu Nkeobikwu Osedume I.