Tears flowed freely yesterday at Ibeshe Tuntun, Ikorodu, Lagos, as the remains of the Ebhodaghes were buried in their 20, Oyekanmi Street home.
Mr Lucky Ebhodaghe, his wife, Margaret and their only son, Jonathan were killed last Tuesday in their home by persons suspected to be members of a notorious gang, known as Badoo in the area.
The funeral started at 10am with a service in front of their home.
Family members, friends, and the community attended the solemn ceremony.
The late Ebhodaghe was lowered into the grave around 10:37am; the late Mrs Ebhodaghe, at 10:44am and the late Jonathan, 10:59am.
The remains were each put in a white casket before being buried in graves dug beside one another.
Pastor Gabriel Orokunle, of the Deeper Life Bible Church, who officiated at the service, charged the sympathisers to leave judgment about what happened to God.
He said as “born again Christians,” the Ebhodaghes had gone to heaven. The Cleric urged the sympathisers to take solace in God.
A relative of the Ebhodaghes, John Alekhuojie, described the death as pathetic and a big loss.
“They have wiped out a whole generation,” he said.
He said the gang raped the woman, tied a white cloth to her waist, smashed the head of the three victims and took their blood.
Alekhuojie described the late Mr Ebhodaghe as gentle, peace-loving and a committed Christian.
He said: “Margeret was a very easy going person who lived peacefully with her neighbours. She was always seen doing evangelism.”
Amid tears, the late Mrs Ebhodaghe’s sister, Agnes Michael, said: “I feel bad and terrible, it is a deep cut; she is the pillar in my family, she led all seven of us to the Lord. Now, they came and wiped off my sister, son and husband for no reason. Justice must prevail.”
The deceased, she said, was a nurse and sold recharge cards in bulk to make ends meet.
The Chairman of the Ibeshe Tuntun Community Development Association (CDA), Mr Funshon Akintimehin, described the Ebhodaghes as “God-fearing”. He said their demise was a loss to the community.
“I have never met him quarrelling, our letters are going to the government and we need them to find a lasting solution,” he said.
Akintimehin said there had been several attacks on the community and its neighbours. He urged the government to beef up security in the community.
He said: “Nobody knows the evil doers or where they come from. We do not know if these people are spirits or humans. Crime has been going on for some time both in this community and neighbouring ones. We have strategies in place, we are working with the police to make sure the perpetrators are caught.
“Most of us now go out for vigilante at night to secure ourselves. Commissioner of Police (CP) brought about four divisions including the Special Anti-Robbery Squared (SARS) and anti-crime. We ensured that our roads are graded to make security officials come and go out of the community freely.
“We protested at Alausa last year on insecurity in the area, but since the CP brought police and other security forces, the crime in the area has not ended. We believe in the security agencies; let all of them come in to help us.”
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