Oct 1 tragedy: Burnt pregnant wife recounts ordeal

Mrs. Ifeoma Egeonu, the pregnant mother of two, who was set ablaze by her husband, last Saturday, has recounted the sad experience even as she expressed her readiness to forgive the offending husband. Ifeoma and her two children were set ablaze by her hubby, Mr. Alexander Ndubuisi Egeonu, popularly called Sagay, inside his container-shop for undisclosed reason. The husband had been on the run since the incident happened.

Speaking to Daily Sun on her hospital bed at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, where she was transferred to from the Eastern Nigeria Medical Centre, Ifeoma expressed shock and surprise about the action of her husband. Also on admission at the hospital were her first son, Emmanuel, who was crying continuously obviously because of the pain he was suffering and his brother, Udochukwu. Both children are within the ages of two and three. With most of her body wrapped with bandage, Ifeoma, who is heavily pregnant, said she was surprised that she is still alive. She told Daily Sun that she could not tell what might have pushed her husband into the devilish act.

She said she was so confused even at the point when her husband was pouring fuel inside the shop; “I was asking him what he was doing but before I knew it there was fire everywhere inside the container which served as his shop.

“The other woman who sells provisions was the person who pushed open the door as he tried to close it and ran away. Ifeoma, who hails from Amuri in Nkanu West Local Government area of Enugu State, said that she and her two kids were staying with her mother but decided to visit her husband and celebrate the Independence anniversary with him.

“When he brought the fuel, I felt he wanted to use it for his generator but he was telling me that, ‘people are wicked; that the woman who sells provisions opposite owed him and had refused to pay up; somehow he managed to attract the same woman to the shop, telling her to talk to me.

“It was all confusing, but the next thing he started pouring petrol inside the shop and afterwards lit a match but the woman forced her way out as he tried to close the door on all of us. It was people around that came to our rescue but I and my children were already burnt. I thank God that we are still alive.”

Ifeoma said that her husband, who hails from Mbaitolu in Imo State, was fond of beating her. “Most of the time, I will run to my parents’ house but he will always come begging,” she said. Asked if she can forgive her husband over the incident, she replied; “If God can forgive us our sins why can’t I forgive other people. I believe in God and that is all I can say for now. She, however, ruled out the possibility of retuning to the man’s house again, asking; “if it is you that somebody tried to kill, will you go back to that same person again?”

She called for assistance from both government and other public-spirited individuals to come to their aid. “There is nobody to help us now; it is only my brother who has been trying his best but he can’t shoulder this alone. He has already paid the bills at Eastern Nigeria Medical Centre from where we were referred to this place; but we are yet to pay for the deposit in this particular hospital. Of course, there will be other bills but we have faith in God,” she added.

Reacting to the incident, her brother, Mr. Sunday Ede, lamented the ill-luck of his younger sister as regards her marriage, saying he had severally discouraged her from marrying Egeonu. “This is my immediate younger sister; she was with me during her secondary school days. But at a time this guy impregnated her and decided to marry her. “As time went on, I started seeing the character of the man and I made up my mind that he was not good for her. Sometimes, she will return to my house and stay with us but whenever he comes begging, she will follow him again. “The last time she retuned was a week before this incident; she had stayed with me for about a week until the man came and my sister said she was following him. I could not stop her but I warned her that she was on her own.”

He recalled how a friend called him on phone on the day of the incident to inform him of what happened, which he initially ignored. “Few minutes later somebody came on a bike and told me that my attention was needed at the Eastern Medical Centre that my sister was on admission; that her husband poured fuel on her and her children and set them on fire . “Out of anger I said I was not going that they should bury her if they have finally killed her; but the messenger urged me to go that they had been referred to the National Orthopaedic Hospital.”

Mr. Ede said he had never seen something of this nature in his life and expressed shock that somebody could set his own children on fire.
Meanwhile, the police in Enugu are still searching for Egeonu, who had disappeared after setting his wife and children ablaze. Before the incident, Egeonu was said to be dealing in musical equipment and at the same time using a part of the container-shop, located at No 61 Mount Street, Idaw River area of Awkunanaw Enugu, as barbing salon.

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Hmmm, shey na beat e start from now e don reach to burn you and ur kids with fuel, this independence weekend has brought out the best in our wife beaters, surely they want independence from der horrible wives, a murder and 2 attempted murders in one weekend. Okay oh, madam calm down no case for panic, go back and cook pounded yam for ya husband, divorce is not an option, its till death do u part, after all e no kill you, when he kills you then you can go to heaven as a married woman. Withdraw d case oh, na family matter. Women and men in abusive relationships d good news now is dat u can actually get out of marriage tru death, ur spouse will kill you soon enuf, soon just beating loses d fun, stay and die oh, God forbid dat u divorce, stay for d kids at least in dis case d man was man enuf to try to kill d kids too and save dem from wicked step mothers. Go home and settle it the African way

The story is as annoying as its touching. Every new thread shows the depravity of these cowards who glory in the name 'husband'

this is sick behavior, he has scarred his wife and children for life, how she can forgive him after what he has done baffles me

Welcome to love in 'MGBEKE' world of poverty!

Boko Haram cannot be blamed for this one.
These are IGBO PSYCHO CHRISTIANS!
In their Lord's image and likeness.
He was only trying to save 'NIGERIANS' and their sins by sacrificing his wife and children like his GOD did ke.

See wetin poverty dey cause?
There should be a law in Nigeria to make it a 'death-punishable' offence. . . if 'poor' people open their arzzzzes and shyte out children they cannot afford to take care of. The parents should be burned alive and their children SOLD to others who can take care of them. They are already selling babies in that part of Nigeria. This should not be unwanted.

Why ar u people calling that idiot a man? I think people should go insearch of that bastered an get him killed , this is babaric i don't know why some animals ar living among humans, women bewarned there ar some ritualist among men looking 4 who 2 use 4 some useless reason.

More like an act from a psychologically derailed person than a actual criminal act.The moment he is arrested they should first make him report to a psychiatrist for evaluation before his trial and if he is found wanting he should be locked up forever,

speechless.

what happens in Alaigbo, Please guys, for the sake of the great Yoruba race, LET IT STAY IN ALAIGBO. Exporting Kidnapping and money ritual is bad enough, please stuff like this shouldnt be posted on NL so they dont get exported to other places.

latogng:

More like an act from a psychologically derailed person than a actual criminal act.The moment he is arrested they should first make him report to a psychiatrist for evaluation before his trial and if he is found wanting he should be locked up forever,

ISnt something like this the norm in that part of the country? Well thats what i was told, Not true?

@arsenefc, Which of the Planets did you just drop from?

@ BootyOnMe u need tobe taken to a night of thousand laugh, She should Thank God 4 their lyf, That man is real man i mean a strong Nigerian, God 4giv him

latogng:

@arsenefc, Which of the Planets did you just drop from?

Planet SW. We dont do stuff like this there, FYI. You are always welcome in the SW, as long as you leave your spouse-killing-baby-eating mentality behind in whatever part of Alaigbo you are coming from.


We are a peaceful, loving bunch. Its just our culture to love, not kill, each other.

The long tailed monkey in the forest hopping from one rock to another are unfortunately better off some the so called men walking our streets today,

The children will grow up to hate him for life,

BootyOnMe:

Welcome to love in 'MGBEKE' world of poverty!

Boko Haram cannot be blamed for this one.
These are IGBO PSYCHO CHRISTIANS!
In their Lord's image and likeness.
He was only trying to save 'NIGERIANS' and their sins by sacrificing his wife and children like his GOD did ke.

See wetin poverty dey cause?
There should be a law in Nigeria to make it a 'death-punishable' offence. . . if 'poor' people open their arzzzzes and shyte out children they cannot afford to take care of. The parents should be burned alive and their children SOLD to others who can take care of them. They are already selling babies in that part of Nigeria. This should not be unwanted.

Blazay, I love your profile pix

But which v/a/g/i/n/a do you want us to smell gaaaaaaaaaaaaaan? The one closer or the one farther away.

I like to smell "ochara" v/a/g/i/n/a, straight from the factory. Which of the two is still "ochara?"

The man is a coward, complete one indeed. he should have set himself on fire or hang himself and let the family continue their life.

scantee:

Oct 1 tragedy: Burnt pregnant wife recounts ordeal

Mrs. Ifeoma Egeonu, the pregnant mother of two, who was set ablaze by her husband, last Saturday, has recounted the sad experience even as she expressed her readiness to forgive the offending husband. Ifeoma and her two children were set ablaze by her hubby, Mr. Alexander Ndubuisi Egeonu, popularly called Sagay, inside his container-shop for undisclosed reason. The husband had been on the run since the incident happened.

Speaking to Daily Sun on her hospital bed at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, where she was transferred to from the Eastern Nigeria Medical Centre, Ifeoma expressed shock and surprise about the action of her husband. Also on admission at the hospital were her first son, Emmanuel, who was crying continuously obviously because of the pain he was suffering and his brother, Udochukwu. Both children are within the ages of two and three. With most of her body wrapped with bandage, Ifeoma, who is heavily pregnant, said she was surprised that she is still alive. She told Daily Sun that she could not tell what might have pushed her husband into the devilish act.

She said she was so confused even at the point when her husband was pouring fuel inside the shop; “I was asking him what he was doing but before I knew it there was fire everywhere inside the container which served as his shop.

“The other woman who sells provisions was the person who pushed open the door as he tried to close it and ran away. Ifeoma, who hails from Amuri in Nkanu West Local Government area of Enugu State, said that she and her two kids were staying with her mother but decided to visit her husband and celebrate the Independence anniversary with him.

“When he brought the fuel, I felt he wanted to use it for his generator but he was telling me that, ‘people are wicked; that the woman who sells provisions opposite owed him and had refused to pay up; somehow he managed to attract the same woman to the shop, telling her to talk to me.

“It was all confusing, but the next thing he started pouring petrol inside the shop and afterwards lit a match but the woman forced her way out as he tried to close the door on all of us. It was people around that came to our rescue but I and my children were already burnt. I thank God that we are still alive.”

Ifeoma said that her husband, who hails from Mbaitolu in Imo State, was fond of beating her. “Most of the time, I will run to my parents’ house but he will always come begging,” she said. Asked if she can forgive her husband over the incident, she replied; “If God can forgive us our sins why can’t I forgive other people. I believe in God and that is all I can say for now. She, however, ruled out the possibility of retuning to the man’s house again, asking; “if it is you that somebody tried to kill, will you go back to that same person again?”

She called for assistance from both government and other public-spirited individuals to come to their aid. “There is nobody to help us now; it is only my brother who has been trying his best but he can’t shoulder this alone. He has already paid the bills at Eastern Nigeria Medical Centre from where we were referred to this place; but we are yet to pay for the deposit in this particular hospital. Of course, there will be other bills but we have faith in God,” she added.

Reacting to the incident, her brother, Mr. Sunday Ede, lamented the ill-luck of his younger sister as regards her marriage, saying he had severally discouraged her from marrying Egeonu. “This is my immediate younger sister; she was with me during her secondary school days. But at a time this guy impregnated her and decided to marry her. “As time went on, I started seeing the character of the man and I made up my mind that he was not good for her. Sometimes, she will return to my house and stay with us but whenever he comes begging, she will follow him again. “The last time she retuned was a week before this incident; she had stayed with me for about a week until the man came and my sister said she was following him. I could not stop her but I warned her that she was on her own.”

He recalled how a friend called him on phone on the day of the incident to inform him of what happened, which he initially ignored. “Few minutes later somebody came on a bike and told me that my attention was needed at the Eastern Medical Centre that my sister was on admission; that her husband poured fuel on her and her children and set them on fire . “Out of anger I said I was not going that they should bury her if they have finally killed her; but the messenger urged me to go that they had been referred to the National Orthopaedic Hospital.”

Mr. Ede said he had never seen something of this nature in his life and expressed shock that somebody could set his own children on fire.
Meanwhile, the police in Enugu are still searching for Egeonu, who had disappeared after setting his wife and children ablaze. Before the incident, Egeonu was said to be dealing in musical equipment and at the same time using a part of the container-shop, located at No 61 Mount Street, Idaw River area of Awkunanaw Enugu, as barbing salon.

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"Cannibalism can explain the problems of igbos.

The widespread practice of cannibalism in vast areas of Imo, Abia and Enugu (and to some extent Ebonyi) is an open secret in modern Nigerian history. As recent as in the contemporary period, cannibalistic activities were reported in those areas particularly in Abia and Imo states.
Historically, in every human settlement where cannibalism was practiced, the darker a human is, the more nutritious he/she was assumed to be. It is this belief that put darker members of the community or neighboring community to greater danger of being killed and eaten than fairer ones. In fact, the fair ones are considered as taboo to eat as they are considered to be cursed by the gods.

As a result of depletion of the darker people in such communities, the offspring became increasingly lighter and higher proportion of albinism as well birth defects are recorded. Such defects include severe mental problems, stealing of other people's land,anti-social behaviour like kidnapping, r.a.pe, pipeline vandalism and oil bunkering, sight defects, arson, wife-killing, child-burning, drug trafficking and se.xu.al impotency"

why are u guys shocked? isn't it obvious IGBO=MONEY + RITUALS {CULTISTS}.
The useless man is an obvious cultist who failed in his attempt to sacrifice his family for ritual purposes.
I G B O!!!! I hail una ooooooo.

Seriously wicked.

this is what I am saying. see how this thread has changed to a tribal discriminatory one and I am very sure this is not what the poster intended. today tribal palaver and tommorow religious "wahala". stuff like this happens everywhere in Nigeria. a recent example in Lagos is that yoruba guy that killed his banker wife.

let us desist from making provocative remarks about other tribes and religions as this singular action has led to loss of innocent lives in the past. let us learn to live as one and forget our differences.

who know what really happened because the woman will not say it. The man ran away because he cant face the gravity of his action and thats why you should think before act.

No matter the gravity of a person's action you don't set them ablaze. Even if the woman offended him, what about the innocent kids plus the unborn baby. Sheer wickedness.

lucabraski:

why are u guys shocked? isn't it obvious IGBO=MONEY + RITUALS {CULTISTS}.
The useless man is an obvious cultist who failed in his attempt to sacrifice his family for ritual purposes.
I G B O!!!! I hail una ooooooo.

And how did ur coment related to da topic

This is really sad. I wish to state here that this kind of behaviour is not peculiar to a tribe/ religion. I know a number of women who endure abusive relationships / marriage whilst hoping things r gonna get better. The truth is, it doesn't get better but gets worse. It is either Divorce or get Maimed like this poor woman n d innocent kids. I wonder how she can forgive her so called husband?

arsenefc:

what happens in Alaigbo, Please guys, for the sake of the great Yoruba race, LET IT STAY IN ALAIGBO. Exporting Kidnapping and money ritual is bad enough, please stuff like this shouldn't be posted on NL so they dont get exported to other places.

We are talking about innocent lives and you still have the guts to post the above. I wonder what you guys gain from insulting another tribe/race. Do you think we should ascribe all the latest evil happens here (SW) in recent time as the great Yoruba way of life? This tribal bashing here on NL is becoming very irritating. This e-war between the Yorubas and the Igbos, North and South is becoming something else. I just hope all this wouldnt get to genocide like that of Rwanda.

That useless monkey should be arrested and locked up in a zoo with other animals for the rest of his life.

Something maybe wrong somewhere, what kind of offence she may committ and the next thind is for the hubby to set ablaze on her and the kids
only God know where dis world is going to

We are living in the last days pf this system of things, read 2 Timothy 3:1-5

This serious imbeliveable, but let waened poeple not post this to any tribe or religous because it is same everywhere as for the stupid man all effort should put to find he get he arrested and punish he seriously for this act.

Blazay how far

[size=13pt]wow what a story thank GOD no one died [/size]