Rivers: Suspected Iceland members rape Pastor’s Wife to death

A mother of two children and the wife of a pastor identified as Mrs Chigbewejim Lawyer, was abducted by suspected members of Iceland cult group on February 12th and allegedly raped to death few hours after her abduction at Abarikpo Community in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Report says she was abducted at about 1am and later found dead at about 10am in the morning in her community with multiple injuries and blood in her private part.

In an interview with Newsmen,  Pastor Lawyer Steward,  an Assistant Pastor in Seventh Day Adventist Abarikpo,who is the husband to the raped victim narrated the ugly incident. 

“I am the husband of Chigbejim Lawyer who was murdered by some group of boys after raping her they murdered her .

“I am not a cultist,I am an Assistant Pastor in charge of Evangelism in Seventh Day Adventist Church Abarikpo.Everybody in my community knows I am not a cultist.

“She gave birth to three children one is late .The surviving ones are aged seven,a female and the male aged three.

“I am telling the Government that those who murdered my wife should be brought to justice.Though one Aka Sunday,a Cultist claimed he slaughtered my wife that my wife talked against him,that people told him my wife always talked against him .The Sunday is a cultist that is the reason he murdered her”.

Pastor Steward also told our Correspondent that the Ahoada Police Division in Ahoada town, led by the DPO  visited the scene last night.

Also Speaking,Public Relations Officer of Igbu Akoh Clan Youth Congress,Ahoada East Mr.  Ekeakita Hector Chinem,  confirmed the abduction and rape of the married woman.

“So like we have been having series of killing in Akoh .When they kill nobody goes after the bad boys.No security people goes after the bad boys .No Political leaders goes after the issue.People are afraid .You report or don’t report what will happen will happen.

“So people are living in fear.The killing of the woman is not cult related because she is a married woman.Late last year we witnessed eleven killing in that community .The eleven killing last year,a member of one of the cult group went to their camp and collected the AK 47 of their master and ran away to their community at Abarikpo.

“Only for the cult leader to send his boys to lavish innocent lives which eleven persons were killed and till today no Investigation,no action was taken by the Police, nothing”.He said.

Meanwhile, the Rivers State Police Command says the Ahoada Police Division has commenced investigation into the gruesome murder of Mrs. Lawyer.