A middle-aged woman, Ope Kubona, caused a
stir in Kubwa, Abuja, on Monday, when she was found naked on the
rooftop of the All Saint’s Fellowship Church close to the Kubwa Village
market.
stir in Kubwa, Abuja, on Monday, when she was found naked on the
rooftop of the All Saint’s Fellowship Church close to the Kubwa Village
market.
Kubona, who sold beans cake
and was well known in the neighbourhood, was branded a witch by the huge
number of spectators that were drawn to the scene, but the quick
intervention of the police saved her from being lynched by the angry
mob.
and was well known in the neighbourhood, was branded a witch by the huge
number of spectators that were drawn to the scene, but the quick
intervention of the police saved her from being lynched by the angry
mob.
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Kubwa Divisional Police Officer, Surajudeen Ayobami, brought down Kubona
from the roof and asked her children to bring items of clothing for her
before she was taken to the station.
Kubwa Divisional Police Officer, Surajudeen Ayobami, brought down Kubona
from the roof and asked her children to bring items of clothing for her
before she was taken to the station.
The woman |
The DPO said that Kubona was brought to the station and placed under protective custody in view of the aggression of the crowd towards her.
He
said, “We rescued the woman from the All Saint’s Fellowship Church,
where we found her naked on the rooftop. I learnt she has psychiatric
problems, but the spectators believed she was a witch and wanted to
attack her, so we had to bring her to the station and place her under
protective custody.”
said, “We rescued the woman from the All Saint’s Fellowship Church,
where we found her naked on the rooftop. I learnt she has psychiatric
problems, but the spectators believed she was a witch and wanted to
attack her, so we had to bring her to the station and place her under
protective custody.”
At the Police
station, the woman went berserk, shouting at her children and the
policemen. She almost attacked a pregnant woman, who attempted to take
her picture with a smart phone.
station, the woman went berserk, shouting at her children and the
policemen. She almost attacked a pregnant woman, who attempted to take
her picture with a smart phone.
Talking
to no one in particular, she described herself as a “prayer warrior”
and abused her children for disrupting her peace. Attempts to engage her
in a conversation failed as she refused to respond to questions from PUNCH Metro.
to no one in particular, she described herself as a “prayer warrior”
and abused her children for disrupting her peace. Attempts to engage her
in a conversation failed as she refused to respond to questions from PUNCH Metro.
One
of her children, Elizabeth,21, said her mother had been behaving
strangely for about three months, adding that moves to take her back to
her village in Okitipupa, Ondo State, failed, as she refused to leave
the house.
of her children, Elizabeth,21, said her mother had been behaving
strangely for about three months, adding that moves to take her back to
her village in Okitipupa, Ondo State, failed, as she refused to leave
the house.
Elizabeth said she
observed that her mother disappeared from their room around 4am, and was
later found stark naked on the roof of the church.
observed that her mother disappeared from their room around 4am, and was
later found stark naked on the roof of the church.
“It
was around 4am that I noticed that she was not in the room, but I
didn’t know where to search for her because it was dark. But in the
morning, one of our neighbours saw her on the roof of the church and
came to tell us that our mother was on the church roof. The police later
came and brought her down, “she said.
was around 4am that I noticed that she was not in the room, but I
didn’t know where to search for her because it was dark. But in the
morning, one of our neighbours saw her on the roof of the church and
came to tell us that our mother was on the church roof. The police later
came and brought her down, “she said.