The wife of Ifeanyi Ogbonna, popularly known as Odogwu Asaaba, has defended her husband against allegations linked to the death of Favour Agbro, insisting that he neither killed nor raped the deceased.

Ogbonna’s wife made the remarks in a video shared on her husband’s social media page, where she also revealed that she and their four children had faced online attacks since the controversy surrounding the case began.

According to her, bloggers and other social media users circulated photographs of her and her children in what she described as an attempt to intimidate her and discourage her from speaking publicly.

“You know when this thing happened, bloggers and other people dug out my pictures and that of my children and were dragging us.

“You people did what you did because you want to shut me up, want to put fear in me or something. I swear, that didn’t happen,” she said.

Ogbonna remains on trial over allegations arising from his encounter with Agbro, whose death has attracted significant public attention and debate.

Explaining her decision to remain relatively quiet since the controversy began, his wife said she had been closely following the proceedings and wanted to understand the issues before making extensive public comments.

“You know since this matter between Odogwu Asaaba and my husband and late Favour Agbro, I’ve been here and not actually been silent, just that I’m trying to follow it the right way,” she said.

She urged members of the public to allow the judicial process to take its course, cautioning against treating claims made on social media as established facts.

“I’ve learnt a lot about this matter before coming up to talk. Social media is not a courtroom. People should bear that in mind,” she said.

The woman, who said she had been married to Ogbonna for eight years and had four children with him, reaffirmed her support for her husband despite the allegations.

“No matter what happened, Odogwu Asaaba is my husband and I stand with him 100 per cent. I’m not going to turn my back on him,” she said.

Addressing the rape allegation specifically, she categorically denied that her husband sexually assaulted Agbro.

“Odogwu Asaaba did not kill anybody. Odogwu Asaaba did not rape Favour. Odogwu Asaaba only had an affair with a girl, the said girl. There is no way Odogwu Asaaba raped Favour. He didn’t. Yes, I know my husband. Tell me another thing, but please don’t say he raped,” she said.

She also suggested that some aspects of the case had not yet been made public, saying her husband would eventually give his own account of events.

“He would come back. And when he comes back, he’s to properly tell you people his own part of the story,” she said.

The woman added that she intended to make further disclosures about the matter but would do so gradually.

“For now there are few things I would be letting out. Let me stop here for now,” she added.

The allegations against Ogbonna remain before the court. His wife’s statements represent her account of the events and do not determine the outcome of the ongoing judicial proceedings.