In the Yoruba culture, when people pray that a man should not leave
the world through the same entrance by which he came into it, then
something is apparently wrong with the sex drive of such a man. However,
saying the same kind of prayer for Uroko Onoja might be a case of
flogging a dead horse, as it is too late, after he was allegedly raped
to death by his very own
six (6) wives in the early hours of Tuesday.
Onoja, a resident of Ugbugbu Owukpa, Ogbadibo Local government area
of Benue State was reported to have been a very wealthy and famous man.
But he is also notorious for his love of sex. And this is probably what
led him to end up having six women in his household – and his continuous
patronage of other beautiful ladies in the society.
On the fateful Tuesday morning, at about 3 am, Uroko was said to have
returned from a popular joint in the community, heading straight for
the room of his youngest wife. However, according to this youngest wife,
she and her co-wives had earlier on conspired that they would invade
her room with knives and sticks whenever their husband came in to her,
demanding that their husband have sex with all of them at once. Uroko
resisted their attack, but he was overpowered by the women who ordered
that the sex match begin with the youngest wife and to continue in that
order to the top.
He had however
stopped breathing when the fifth woman was making her way to the bed.
The youngest wife explains, “Suddenly, my husband stopped breathing, and
they all ran out, still laughing, but when they saw that I could not
resuscitate him, they all ran into the forest.” The deceased’s body has
since been deposited in a nearby mortuary. The village head, Okpe Odoh
affirmed that the matter had been reported to the police and
investigation was ongoing even as the youth of the community are helping
the police in search of the escaped wives. Two of them have so far been
apprehended.