‘He didn’t rape, kill; only had an affair’ – Odogwu Asaba’s wife defends husband

By Egufe Yafugborhi ASABA — The wife of Ifeanyi Ogbonna, popularly known as Odogwu Asaaba, has defended her husband against allegations surrounding the death of Favour Agbro, insisting that he neither killed nor raped the deceased. Ogbonna’s wife, who spoke in a video posted on her husband’s social media page, also disclosed that she and their four children had been subjected to online attacks since the controversy erupted. According to her, bloggers and other social media users circulated photographs of her and her children in what she described as an attempt to intimidate her and silence her.

“You know when this thing happened, bloggers and other people dug out my pictures and that of my children and were dragging us. “You people did what you did because you want to shut me up, want to put fear in me or something. I swear, that didn’t happen,” she said.

Ogbonna remains on trial over allegations arising from his encounter with Agbro, whose death has generated widespread public interest and debate. His wife said she had deliberately refrained from making extensive public comments while following the case, explaining that she wanted to understand the issues before speaking. “You know since this matter between Odogwu Asaaba and my husband and late Favour Agbro, I’ve been here and not actually been silent, just that I’m trying to follow it the right way,” she said.

She appealed to members of the public to allow the judicial process to run its course, warning against accepting claims circulated on social media as established facts. “I’ve learnt a lot about this matter before coming up to talk. People should bear that in mind,” she said.

The woman, who said she had been married to Ogbonna for eight years and had four children with him, expressed continued support for her husband despite the allegations against him. “No matter what happened, Odogwu Asaaba is my husband and I stand with him 100 per cent. I’m not going to turn my back on him,” she said.

On the allegation of rape, she was categorical in denying that her husband sexually assaulted Agbro. “Odogwu Asaaba did not kill anybody. Odogwu Asaaba only had an affair with a girl, the said girl.