The wife of embattled Delta State content creator, Ifeanyi Ogbonna, popularly known as Odogwu of Asaba, has defended her husband against allegations that he raped 20-year-old Favour Agbro, saying he only had an affair with the deceased.

The woman, whose name was not stated, made the claim in a video uploaded on the content creator’s page on Wednesday, while insisting that she would continue to stand by her husband.

The Delta State Police Command had arrested Ogbonna, 40, in connection with the alleged rape of Favour, who later died after ingesting a toxic substance.

The police said the suspect allegedly invited Favour to Asaba under the guise of teaching her content creation and subsequently took her to a hotel, where he allegedly raped and physically assaulted her.

But speaking in the video, Ogbonna’s wife rejected the rape allegation, saying, “Odogwu Asaba did not kill anybody. I know my husband…. Odogwu Asaba did not rape Favour. Odogwu Asaba only had an affair with the girl.”

She added, “He cannot rape, he has never. Even when he did not have fame, he did not rape anybody, is it now?”

The woman said she had been following developments surrounding the case and had chosen to speak after learning more about the matter.

“I am trying to follow the matter the right way; I have not been silent. I want to let you people know that no matter what happened, he is my husband and I stand with him 100%. I’m not going to turn my back on him,” she said.

She also urged people not to treat social media discussions as a substitute for the legal process.

“How I feel, what I feel, how I see it is my personal decision. Everything is not actually the way they presented it. Before I could come out to talk, I have learnt a lot about this matter. Social media is not a courtroom. You people should bear that in mind,” she said.

The woman further acknowledged Favour’s death, saying it was the reason she had approached the matter cautiously.

“Yes, someone has died and that is why we are taking it easy. But Odogwu Asaba did not kill anybody,” she said.

She also said Ogbonna would have the opportunity to give his own account of what happened when he returns.

The woman said she had been married to Ogbonna for eight years and that they had four children together.