21/09/2026
HE DIED IN 2005 — THEN HE MARRIED A WOMAN IN 2011 AND HAD A SON
Imagine discovering that the man you had lived with for six years, the man you called your husband, and the father of your four-year-old son had reportedly been dead for more than a decade.
That was the terrifying situation Angela Tyoor Agber found herself in in Lafia, Nasarawa State.
In 2011, Angela was under gentle pressure from her mother to settle down and start a family. Then, during an ordinary journey on a commercial bus, she met a man who introduced himself as Big Joe.
He spoke Tiv fluently, appeared friendly and confident, and before long, Angela fell in love with him.
When she asked about his family, Big Joe told her a heartbreaking story. According to him, a violent attack in his hometown in Taraba State had wiped out his close relatives, leaving him with nobody.
Angela believed him.
She eventually took him to her hometown of Lokobo, where they carried out the traditional marriage rites. Because Angela was already pregnant at the time, the full payment of the bride price was reportedly deferred in accordance with local customs.
The couple then settled in a house along Obi Road on the outskirts of Lafia.
Not long after, they welcomed a son, Joseph Junior.
From the outside, they looked like an ordinary young family.
But inside their home, Angela began noticing things that didn't quite make sense.
Big Joe kept to himself. He had virtually no friends. He refused to attend church and repeatedly avoided meeting Angela's extended family.
Then there were the strange things he said.
He often talked about deceased relatives as though he was preparing to join them. He also reportedly suffered disturbing dreams involving deep water and sometimes spoke in ways that left Angela deeply unsettled.
Still, she had no idea what those strange signs could mean.
Then, in March 2017, everything changed.
Two men unexpectedly arrived at the house.
One of them was an old acquaintance named Iortim, who claimed to recognize Big Joe from his past in Taraba State.
But instead of greeting him normally, the man reportedly stared at Big Joe in disbelief.
He couldn't understand how the man standing before him could possibly be alive.
Then came the revelation that turned Angela's entire world upside down.
According to Iortim, Big Joe had died in a horrific motor accident along the Takum Road in December 2005.
His body had reportedly been identified, and he had been buried that same month.
If that account was true, it meant something impossible.
Angela had supposedly met a man in 2011 who had already been dead for six years.
She had married him.
She had lived with him.
And together, they had a child.
Angela reportedly collapsed when she heard the story.
But what happened next made the mystery even more disturbing.
Amid the confusion and panic, Big Joe disappeared.
And he allegedly didn't disappear alone.
He reportedly took four-year-old Joseph Junior with him.
Angela was left behind with an empty house, unanswered questions, and a child who had vanished alongside the man she believed was her husband.
To this day, the account remains one of the strangest stories associated with Lafia—part family mystery, part alleged supernatural encounter, and a story that raises one terrifying question:
Who was the man Angela actually married?
This is the mysterious account of how Angela Tyoor Agber reportedly married a man who had already been dead for years.
Disclaimer: This story is based on reported accounts and available accounts surrounding the case. Some details remain unverified and are presented as part of the reported story, not as established fact. This content is created for educational, historical, and documentary purposes and is not intended to promote superstition, fear, or harmful beliefs. Reader discretion is advised.
