The horrific act meted out on an innocent woman in the name of
“blasphemy” is totally unacceptable.something needs to be done urgently
by the authorities to stop this crazy trend.
The deceased was a Mrs. Bridget Patience Agbahime from Orodo town, Mbaitoli LGA in Imo State and married to Mr Mike Agbahime -a senior pastor of Deeper Life Bible Church, Brigade Quarters in Kano state. And for the records, she was beaten and stabbed to death with dangerous weapons…
Speaking exclusively with National Helm in a phone chat, Mr Mike
through his associate (pastor Kem also in Kano) gave point-to-point
details of what transpired on that fateful day.
In his words;
Mrs Bridget who sold plastic materials at the popular Kofar Wambai
market had wanted to close her shop on Thursday June 2, 2016 by 4.30pm
to go for a church programme. Her neighbour simply identified as Dauda
who is a Muslim came in front of her shop to wash his hands and feet in
preparation for his own prayers.
Mummy as fondly called by her church members told him to leave the
front of her shop that she wants to lock the door. The man refused and
told her to wait till he finishes with what he’s doing. (N.B; Mrs
Bridget had been having serious problems with Dauda to the extent that
their matter has been reported to the market’s association numerously).
So she persisted that he should leave her shop, instead of
complying the man started raining abuses on her saying that he would
deal with her in the market. After people started gathering around due
to the insults and abuses, the man calmed down and left…
The woman thinking all had ended -went to meet her husband who also
has a shop in the same market but different location to report as
usual. Both her and her husband went to meet the landlord of her shop
one Alhaji Mustapha – a prominent trader in the market which has been
their advocate -to table the latest issue at hand.
While they were reporting the case to Mustapha in his shop, Dauda
and his reinforced gang gathered and started chanting that the woman
must die for blaspheming against prophet Mohammed. The Alhaji pleaded
with them to come back in a few days time promising to settle the matter
but they vehemently refused and started stoning him. The Alhaji ran for
his life leaving the Mr Mike and his wife in his shop…
The woman knowing that her end had come -knelt down and started
praying before she was beaten and clubbed to death by the mob right in
front of her husband.
Meanwhile, Dauda and his cohorts have been arrested and are currently in Kano State police station.
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