Okoro, and a mother of two, has had
a first hand taste of what a man
under the influence of drugs can do
as she and her two children, a 15-
year-old boy named Godwin and
Blessing, a 19-year-old SSS 2
student of Ojoku Senior High School,
Tolu, Olodi-Apapa, Lagos, were
almost butchered to death by an
'Igbo' (Indian Hemp) smoking
neighbour who not only stabbed her
son but descended on her and her
daughter.
The man who is a notorious thug in
the Ajegunle area of Lagos State,
known as Babalawo, according to
the Leadership Newspaper, had got
into a quarell with the woman's son
and stabbed him in the fight that
ensued and when Okoro tried to
intervene and told him to kill her
instead of her son, Babalawo had no
hesitation in carrying out her
wishes.
He was said to have dashed into his
room and came out brandishing a
broken bottle with which he stabbed
her severally on the chest, bosom
and hand. Not done, he went after
the woman's daughter and also
dealt her some stab wounds.
Narrating her ordeal at the Femi
Hospital, Tolu, Apapa, where she is
receiving treatment with Blessing,
Okoro said she thought the man
only wanted to frighten or
intimidate her so that she would run
away to safety but Babalawo had
had other plans as he made good
his threats.
"We live at Adidas street, Tolu, at
the shores of Tolu-Tin Can lagoon.
Last year, Babalawo had a problem
with my son, Godwin, who is just
15-years-old. One day, Godwin was
carrying sand for somebody and
Babalawo saw him, picked up a
bottle and attempted to break my
son's head with it but he was able to
escape and ran away from him.
When I heard about the incident, I
confronted him but instead of
making peace, he threatened to kill
me and my children. So since then,
we have avoided him. What led to
the problem on November 14th,
2014, was that I found a pair of
slippers in the dustbin and wanted
to use it to make a fire.
Babalawo saw the slippers with
Godwin and challenged him. My son
told him they belonged to his
mother because I brought it from
the dustbin.
The wicked and shameless man
broke a bottle and gave my son a
hot pursuit. When he apprehended
him, he stabbed him in the head.
People were begging the man to
leave the little boy alone but to no
avail.
When I returned home, I was faced
with that situation. When I inquired
why he should stab my son, he
threatened to kill me. He wore the
necklace I gave my son, so I
removed it from his neck after he
struggled with me to retain it.
To my greatest surprise, he went
into his room and picked up a bottle
and after smashing it, stabbed me
close to my bosom. I screamed that
the man had killed me and as he
wanted to stab me in the face, I
blocked the bottle with my hand.
I screamed for help but nobody was
there to come to my rescue.
The man also wanted to stab me in
the face, but I quickly used my hand
to block it, that was why the broken
bottle cut me in the hand.
There was blood all over my body. I
thought I was going to die. I could
not bear the pains so I cried like a
baby.
I was screaming and rolling in the
pool of my blood until somebody
called my daughter, Blessing, who
rushed back home. On seeing me,
she cried, thinking that the man had
killed me.
The man is a known Indian hemp
seller and smoker in the area. He
knew I had nobody to run to. He
knew I'm from a very poor family.
He believed he would kill me and
members of my family and nothing
will happen. From what has
happened so far, if this man kills me
and members of my family the
police will not do anything."
Mrs Okoro also says the police are
not helping her get justice as they
seem to take sides with Babalawo.
Posted By David Aniemeka
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