Avenge your death – Jos mother gives dead son cutlass

Plateau killings

Mrs Favour Ayuba, the bereaved mother of late Promise, who was killed by suspected terrorists in Jos, Plateau State, has told her late son to avenge his death.

In a viral video seen by one of our correspondents on Friday, the woman, speaking in an emotion-laden voice, said she had not eaten since the Palm Sunday terror attack that claimed his life.

Mrs Ayuba was earlier seen in a viral video clip crying while clutching to the lifeless body of her son, who had been hit by terrorists’ bullets.

The latest violence in Plateau State occurred on March 29, Palm Sunday, in the Angwan Rukuba area of Jos North Local Government Area, where gunmen attacked residents, killing at least 24 people and leaving several others injured.

Speaking in Hausa, Mrs Ayuba brought out a cutlass wrapped in a white cloth, which she had hidden under her garment.

She placed it in her son’s coffin, as she sought vengeance.

She said, “If you want me to forget, baby, avenge your death. I carried you in my womb for nine months; you suckled at my breast. Baby, I trust you revenge for me, revenge for me. Please, wherever they are, follow them and avenge your death.”

Speaking amid intermittent sobbing in the background of the video, Mrs Ayuba made reference to the biblical story of Gideon, who went to war and returned victorious.

“Today (Thursday) is your birthday. I am grateful to God that today is your birthday, baby. You don’t like seeing me in tears, and I will not weep for you. Baby, I have not eaten since Sunday.

“I am begging you, because you have not warmed food for me to eat, but from today I promise you I will eat. I have a gift for you, baby. I trust you; I named you Promise Gideon Ayuba. Gideon in the Bible went to war and came back victorious,” she added. Punch