Wife Demands Herbalist Produce Her Husband After He Mischievously Went Missing

Only God can change a man’s situation. We need to stop looking for help
where there is none. Only God can turn one’s situation around. Too sad a story. How can a man just go missing without traces. Sadly, so many
Nigerians have also gone like that. Please read;

As she walked into the Lagos State Criminal Investigation
Department , SCID, Yaba, alongside several other visitors  who had come for various  reasons ranging from effecting the release
of their detained  relatives to
submitting petitions , it was obvious that all was not well with   Mrs Evelyn Agu.

What drew the attention of  this Vanguard reporter   was her exclamation of, “ eh, not again!,
after a man, later discovered to be her relation shook his head, apparently in
response to a question she asked. Using her left hand to move a black nylon in
order   to create a space, she sat on the
bare floor   folding her arms and shaking
her head intermittently.

The mother of three state of confusion was soon found to
have been caused by the mysterious disappearance of her husband, Emmanuel Agu ,
since February , 2015.

Agu, a native of Orlu, Imo State, reportedly drove his Honda
Odyssey vehicle with Lagos number plate GZ 143 EKY, from his Oko-Ado, in Sango
Tedo area of Ajah, Lagos residence, with a cock in his hand. Destination was
said to be the home of a herbalist, at Abijo, Ibeju-Lekki.  Time was 8pm. Since then, he has neither   been seen nor any   word heard from him. Efforts to reach him on
his mobile telephone proved abortive as it was switched off. His car has   not been found either.

‘Meeting with herbalist’

Explaining   how her
husband met the herbalist, a national of Benin Republic identified as Kehinde
Balogun , 35-year-old Mrs Agu said: “ On January 28, 2015, my husband took his
car to the mechanic for repairs at about 12.30pm. He came back with a man he
introduced to me as Mr Kehinde   Balogun.
They   went inside, discussed and he
drove   Balogun back to his house.

My husband returned with a five-litre keg of agbo(concoction
).       He disclosed that the discussion
he had with Balogun was how he (husband) could secure a job, adding that
Balogun was a herbalist. He said Balogun requested for N12,000 which would be
used to buy a goat and things needed to carry out some ‘spiritual work’ that
would enable him get a job. In addition, he said Balogun   requested for     N3,000  
transport fare.

“ Next day (January 29), my husband left home to give
Balogun the   money . But when he came
back, he said he did not give him everything as he used part of the money to
buy fuel and that Balogun could not buy the goat because   it was already late to start the ‘spiritual
work’.

“Three days later (February 1) , Balogun called my husband
on phone, informing   him that   he won’t be able to come that day
because   he did not finish his
masquerade activities on time. He promised to come the following day which was
Monday”.

“The distraught wife went on: “A about 8pm on Monday,
February 2, 2015, my husband and I were in my shop when his phone rang. The
caller was Balogn. I overheard him asking Balogun if he should come  with the cock . When he hung up, he went
inside, brought a cock , put it inside a black and white striped nylon and informed
me he was going to Balogun’s place.

“Moments later, he called me on phone   to say we should hasten up and close for the
day , that he was on his way back home with a 
keg of kerosene he bought”.

Apprehension sets in

But she waited endlessly for her husband to show up.
Apprehension set in after efforts to reach the husband on the phone to find out
the cause of the delay proved abortive, as his phone was switched off.  The clock  
ticked away, signifying the dawn of another day without the usual hooting
of his horn to announce his arrival.

The next day, the wife contacted one   Kingsley whom she said   introduced her husband to the ‘herbalist’ in
order to get the latter’s telephone number. But the response she got from him
(herbalist) heightened her already tensed mood.

Continuing, she said : “ 
Balogun told me he did not understand what I was saying and switched off
his phone.  I called Kingsley to inform
him about the development and begged him to either take me to Balogun’s place
or described it to me.   I went there on
my own on February 3, 2015 and   he
insisted he did not see my husband. He also denied calling my husband the
previous day .

“ I became suspicious and at the same time afraid for my
husband’s life . I reported the matter at Ajah Police Division and requested
that my husband’s call log be cross-checked from the network   provider. When it was checked, we discovered
that Balogun was the last caller and the time  
of his call read 8.40pm.  Till
date, I have not seen my husband  nor his
light brown Honda Odyssey he drove in”.

Balogun was arrested by policemen at Ajah but was later
released. Determined to find her husband with the help of the police, Mrs Agu
went to the SCID, where detectives at D14 apprehended   the ‘herbalist’ again. So far ,   detectives were said to have searched
mortuaries, hospitals and police stations in Lagos State without luck.

However preliminary investigation according to police
sources, revealed that   Balogun might
not be   a herbalist afterall, as the
Association of  Traditional Medicine
Practitioners   reportedly   denied him as its member. Detectives also
allegedly discovered that the certificate of association he hung in his room
was forged.

In this interview with Sunday Vanguard , the 36 year-old
suspect, married to a Nigerian, maintained that he knew nothing about missing
Agu. He admitted to have collected N6,000 from him but clarified that it was
not meant for goat as claimed by the complainant.

Balogun said : “ I met the man through a man who came for
spiritual work . When he took me to his place, he showed me two calabashes with
cowries , a white handkerchief and liqiud substance suspected to be gin. He
told me it was prepared for him by a herbalist .

“He is diabetic and the money he paid was for preparation of
a concoction to cure it. He is still owing me N6,000. When he called to ask if
he should come over to my place, I told him to come with my balance and the keg
with which I prepared the concoction  but
he said he did not have money .

“ I was so shocked when his wife later called to say she
wanted to speak with her husband. Since I do not understand English language
very well because I am from Cotonou,   I
gave the phone to my wife . My wife explained to   her that I don’t admit people in the
house   because she can not be attending
to ailing persons .

“That is how I found myself here. I am not into divination.
I only prepare concoction for ailments. Some of my friends who have looked into
the spiritual realm said the missing man is alive and well. Some even said he
fled with people’s money. Since I started this work, I have never been involved
in matters like this”.