‘I’ve About N300,000 In My Account’ – Widower Narrates How Wife Bled To Death After Delivery

A widower, Idi Bakyu, has come out to recount how his wife, Therizer bled to death after delivering their baby at home due to the cash crunch.

Naija News gathered that Bakyu, a farmer who lives in the agrarian community of Ibum village in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, lost his wife on 8 February after she delivered their first baby four years after their marriage.

Bakyu, while narrating his ordeal to The Nation, said he had about N300,000 in his account but could not access the money to transport his wife to the hospital in Lafia, the state capital for medical attention.

The widower disclosed that his wife delivered at home because he could not access money days before her delivery day,

It was the circumstance that led to her home delivery by the woman of the family who believed that she could be delivered her baby at home like many other women.

However, the situation turned out different when she began to complain of pains after the delivery and started bleeding.

He recalled that it was the incessant attacks by killer herdsmen in the area that compelled him to open an account for savings of proceeds of his farming.

Bakyu in his narration said “I had up to N300,000 in my account, when my wife was pregnant. She was actually attending antenatal in Lafia, coming from the village until mid-January when the scarcity of naira set in and the stress of travelling made her abandon her routine medical check-ups.

“It became very difficult for us to access our cash in the bank. Two days after her delivery, I spent all my time in the bank trying to get at least N100,000 to buy the items expected for her delivery and probably medical bills, but I could not get cash. I spend all of two days queuing in the bank without getting cash.

“When she went into labour, the women around the village decided that since there was no cash to facilitate her transportation to the hospital and settle the bills, she should deliver her baby in the village.

“She fell into labour in the evening while I was going from one PoS to another but the charges were too high for me to get the amount I needed for her delivery.

“She eventually delivered a baby boy the next morning, but the bleeding did not stop.

“Then, I was already in Lafia trying to get cash to buy what was needed but I couldn’t get any cash, and the women around her kept calling me to arrange a vehicle.

“But it was not possible because there was no cash to buy fuel at N450 per litre and even the fuel was not available. That was how my wife bled until she died.

“My wife died in extreme pain. I missed her spiritual guidance and intercessions which were key to building our marriage.

“She made me a compassionate person. Her memory would remain fresh in my mind.

“Few days before she went into labour, we were discussing the future of her unborn baby and how she would want her children to be educated, and she was very happy. I never knew that her death was near.

“Man proposes, God disposes. I don’t know how I’m going to manage but I pray to God to help me.

“My joy has been stolen. I am only managing. My wife’s demise has left me distraught.”

Recounting how he and his wife had sat down and made plans about their new baby, the widower submitted that “I was very happy when she told me that she was pregnant. We sat down, held each other’s hands and talked about our plans for the family.

“My wife was a gift to me. She stood by me through thick and thin. We had started planning for the baby and buying things in readiness for its birth.

“We were so happy and really looking forward to the birth of a new baby to join the family soon. We had made the necessary preparations, but God came from nowhere and took away my joy for no reason.

“In 2015 and 2019, I abandoned my farm work to trek a distance to vote for Buhari. I didn’t know that he would introduce a policy that is against his people to the extent that it would take my wife’s life.

“Together with her, we laboured to get our money, opened an account and deposited it there for future use. The time to use the money came and the bank said I could not access it. My wife suffered, bled and died because I could not withdraw our money.

“They took away my wife without any provocation and turned our joy into sadness. God will surely visit whoever implemented this wicked policy with calamity wherever they are.”

Naija News gathered that Bakyu who has since blamed himself for the death of his wife remarked that “If I had seen death coming if I had known that the new naira notes would not be available for me to take care of her medical bills, I would not have allowed her to get pregnant.

“If I had known that getting my wife pregnant would amount to a journey of no return, I would certainly not have impregnated her.

“If I had known that the bank would deny me my money, I would not have opened an account with them.”