Logre, a village in the Nabdam District of the Upper Region was thrown into a state of shock and mourning when one Bogpoka Banga, allegedly killed her 39 year-old husband last Saturday.
Agyei Abanga, a 39 year-old mason, met his untimely death in the wee hours of Saturday when Mrs. Banga, his wife, reportedly hit him multiple times with a pestle in their bedroom.
The renowned building contractor was found in a pool of blood in their abode, when one of his family members rushed to the house after the deceased’s first child had escaped from her mother to inform her grandmother, who lives with the extended family, that Mrs. Abanga had hit her father with an object and had fled with three of their children to Walewale.
Several accounts have it that Mr. Abanga was hit to death with a pick-axe. The Chronicle’s visit to the bereaved family on Sunday, however, revealed that Mrs. Banga allegedly killed the deceased with a pestle.
According to the bereaved family, who confirmed the news to A1 News, the first child (daughter) of the deceased ran to the extended family in the early hours of Saturday to report that her mother had hit her father with an object, locked him up in the house and asked them to leave with her to Walewale.
Bawa Dagal-kurug, head of the bereaved family said the young girl, after following her mother out of the house for a few minutes, subtly told her a lie that she was going to meet a friend, and used that opportunity to ran away.
Mr. Dagal-kurug said shortly after Mrs. Abanga had carried out the barbaric act, the family inquired from Sheaga, her father’s house, to find out about her whereabouts.
Her family then phoned some of her relatives at Walewale, who confirmed that she had reached Walewale.
Shocked and devastated about the incident, Mr Bawa Dagal-Kurug assured the public that Mrs. Abanga, when found, would be handed over to the police to face justice for committing the heinous crime.
“He lives in his house with his wife alone, though he used to live in the extended family with us. He still has a room here. His name is Agyei, a building contractor. He has four kids; the eldest among them came to the extended family to report that their mother woke them up early at dawn and told them she was going to Walewale with them (the kids). The kid told her grandmother that she had seen the mother lock up their father in a room, with blood all over the place.
“Alarmed with the report, the grandmother sent one of the family members to the deceased’s house to find out what had happened. When he got to the house, the gate to the house was locked, he scaled over a wall and entered the compound to see the room of the deceased locked. He broke the door and entered the room only to see the deceased lying in a pool of blood, with a pestle stained with blood beside him.
“We reported the incident to the police and they came to pick up the corpse and deposited it in the mortuary. I called from his father’s house to find out her (the prime suspect) whereabouts and the family said she was in Walewale.
“So, I have sent people to go to Walewale and bring her back. We will hand her over to the police for her to face justice as soon we find her. I was very shocked and speechless upon receipt of the news,” he recounted in Nabdam.
Police Inspector in the Nabdam District, Inspector Amado Zakaria, confirmed to The Chronicle that the incident had been reported to his outfit and that he would work hand in hand with the bereaved family to ensure that the prime suspect is arrested and brought to book.
Meanwhile, the body has since been deposited at the Upper East Regional Hospital morgue for autopsy and preservation.
From Beyeni Elijah, Bolgatanga
