Friends of a Cameroonian native, Ms. Evelyn Epiepang, stabbed to death in Texas by her fiancé, Osa Alohaneke, are using the social media such as facebook and tweeter, to remember a great friend brutally murdered. One of her friends, Ola Bakare remembered her late friend thus, ‘Evelyn is hardworking, nice, compassionate and caring nurse. She is full of life and laughter. May her soul rest in perfect peace and God forgive her sins.’
‘Ms. Consty Rex, posting the image of the alleged murderer on her facebook, captioned it thus, ‘This is the bastard who stabbed sister Ebane to death… he will never see better in his life.”
Ms. Loveth Ebede, a Maryland Nigerian movie actress who spent 13 years in a domestic violence marriage summed up the sad end of women in the hands of those that claimed loved them, those they loved very dearly.
“Jebose, a lot of women are victims of domestic violence. Many do not know how to come out and talk about it. These women hide their pains till they get killed. Many are afraid of coming out and sharing their experiences because of how people may judge them. The women accept this unfortunate and sometimes deadly relationship because they think their culture permits it. A man picks up a knife from their home kitchen, the same knife his wife used to prepare the family meal, uses the knife to butcher the woman he once loved to death, her blood splashed all over his clothes and body. Jebose, that’s an unforgivable act. Please my people, my Nigerian people, men, women and children, let us all fight to put an end to this madness of our men killing our mothers, sisters, daughters, killing our children’s dreams of having both parents alive. Please, let us address these very important problems in our American communities. It might be you tomorrow or your sister, aunt niece, or a member of your family.
If the frustration of American stress gets too much on you to lose your senses, take a walk: go back to Africa. If your woman frustrates you to the extent of losing your mind, go away for a while and cool off. African men, stop killing our sisters, daughters’ mothers, wives, nieces.”
Osa Alohaneke sits lonely and alone in the county jail. He knows why he snapped, the motives behind the snap and fatal stab of his fiancee. We may not know until the trial. Alohaneke could face the death penalty. The state of Texas has the highest rate of death penalty convictions and executions.
Recall that this platform has earlier on carried the news of how a Nigerian, Osa Alohaneke stabbed his fiancée, Evelyn Epiepang to death in Texas some days back. The motive behind the brutal killing is still unknown. Reports have it that within the past decade, nearly 12,000 American women, including undocumented, resident aliens and naturalised citizens, were murdered by their current or estranged lovers. So sad. (Image: Punch).