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Widow of sound engineer burnt to death at Lekki Phase I speaks up

Grace, the young widow of David Sunday, a sound engineer, that was burnt to death by commercial motorcyclist at Lekki Phase I, has spoken about her agony.

The 36-years-old mother of two boys is demanding justice.

Narrating what incident that led to her husband being lynched, the grieving woman said: “My husband was setting up for a show inside Beer Barn (an entertainment facility), while two of his colleagues, Frank and Philip, who mounted a motorcycle, had an argument with the motorcyclist.

“They agreed on paying N400 and gave the motorcyclist N500 to collect N100, but the motorcyclist said he did not have change.

“So, they gave him N300 and told the motorcyclist that they always played at Beer Barn and promised to give him his change later. The motorcyclist refused and that was how the fight started. When the fight became intense, people came inside to call their colleagues, including my husband, and they rushed outside to help.

“But when they found out that there were many motorcyclists outside, they ran back to the venue; the manager of the venue sent them back and claimed not to know them.

“While others were lucky to escape, the motorcyclists caught up with my husband and as the attention was on him, some good Samaritans quickly rescued his two colleagues and rushed them to a hospital.

“Aside from Frank, Philip and my husband, there were other colleagues who also sustained injuries during the attack. The motorcyclists beat my husband to a pulp, put tyres on him and burned him as if he was an armed robber.

“How much do I earn to take care of my children alone? A marriage of nine years ended just like that! My husband went to work; he did two jobs just to take care of us. He was a hardworking man that was caring, loving, and ready to do any handiwork because he was a craftsman.

“I felt bad when I heard that they wrongly tagged him and his friends Yahoo boys or ritualists. I want justice and help from the government because of my children.”

PUNCH

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