A housewife, Laraba Kwaji, whose husband allegedly hit 2 of his children with stones to death in Michika Local Government Area, Adamawa stste, has narrated her ordeal in the hands of her husband.
The husband, Elisha Tari, of Himike village in Michika LGA, was apprehended for allegedly hitting 2 of his children (3 and 5 years old respectively) with stones to death.
Recounting her ordeal to NEWS PLATFORM, the 29 year old Laraba, said that her husband attempted to slaughter as a result of which she escaped to her parents.
Laraba who bore 4 children for the accused and had 1 miscarriage, said that 2 of her children died of sickness, while the remaining 2 were brutally killed by their own father without any provocation.
She said her husband who smokes indian help, drinks alcohol, takes tramol and inhale snuff has made her childless even after God, has blessed her with children, lamenting that she suffered series of domestic violence.
She narrated that the last attempt which made her to escape to her parents house was the day he had returned back home in the evening and refused to eat food she had served him.
She said, " He asked me to remove all my clothes and leave my pant. I obeyed him, and I did as he asked me to do. He also removed his own clothes. He now said I should lie down so that he will slaughter me".
"I ran out of the room while he was trying to pick a cutlass to slaughter. I escaped to the house of my father In-law while wearing only pant in that fateful night, but my father chased me out of his house".
"I stayed in the nearby bush for sometimes, because I did not want to enter neighbour's house with pant. I later decided to return back home due cold and mosquito.I entered into our kitchen and decided to warm my body with fire. He came out and pretended as if he wanted to urinate and met me in the kitchen and put out the fire", Laraba stated.
She said that she entered their bed room where tied her wrapper, and that he followed her and held her wrapper while dragging her to a nearby cutlass, saying that she untied the wrapper, and ran to the house of her father in -law for second time.
She said that she pleaded with her father In-law to intervene, but that he said to her that he is neigther a local hunter nor a police, and threatened to break her if she fails to leave his residence.
Laraba, told NEWS PLATFORM that she summoned courage and entered neighbour's house where she spent her night, saying that the following day, she left for her parents' house, and that few days later she was informed that he had killed 2 of her remaining children.
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