By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

A man whose name was given as Ikechukwu, who was killed by a lady suspected to be the lesbian partner of his wife, has been buried in Onitsha.

Ikechukwu’s death hit the social media in early August, as he was said to have been stabbed to death by his wife’s lesbian partner, after he allegedly caught both of them in bed in his house.

But another version of the story had it that the deceased had stopped the relationship between his wife and her lesbian partner, a development that irked the partner, causing her to always torment the family.

Sources had said that the alleged killer was fond of seizing money given to her lover’s house help to buy items, and on the fateful day, she seized money from the house help, which was meant for fuel.

Unable to withstand the humiliation, Ikechukwu popularly known as “Ayaaya” was said to have gone to the home of the wife’s lesbian partner, and warned her seriously, but she rather dared him, and when an argument ensued, she stabbed him with a knife, leading to his death.

According to sources from Onitsha, the man was buried at the weekend, with alleged many members of his cult groups displaying their affection for him.

The source said: “It was like a big celebration. I think he is a member of a cult group. His cult members carried his casket on their shoulder from Boromeo Hospital back to his home at Inland town, while the ambulance hired to carry him was driving empty behind them.

“His friends were shooting into the air and gyrating. Even the casket in which he was buried was customized with the logo of the cult he belonged.” A video clip of the burial confirmed the above to be true.

In the video, his friends bade him good bye, while hailing him as Ayaaya.