In a quiet corner of Benin City, Edo State, lives a man who believes he has been marked for death.
His name is Ebhodaghe Christopher Osaigbovo, a resident of 2 Idiaghe Street, off Ohonba Road, Ugbiyoko Quarters.
His ordeal began on a rainy night when he witnessed the killing of a man.
Refusing to stay silent, he gave a statement to the police, convinced that speaking up was the right thing to do.
But what should have been a step toward justice soon turned into the beginning of his nightmare.
Not long after his testimony, strange phone calls started coming in. Voices warned him to keep quiet or suffer the same fate as the man he saw killed.
At first, he tried to dismiss the threats. Then tragedy struck — his younger brother was murdered. Soon after, his closest friend was ambushed and killed.
To him, these were not coincidences. They were clear messages: stop talking, or you are next.Today, Osaigbovo lives in constant fear. Every knock at his door startles him.
Every unfamiliar face in his neighborhood raises suspicion.
He believes his only offense was telling the truth, yet that truth has put a target on his back.
His story raises troubling questions: Who protects people like him? And how many more must suffer in silence before something is done?