A
36-year-old man, Anele, has been arrested by the police after he slapped his
wife to death in Owerri. According to him:
“I
got married to my late wife Chikodi Anele over four years ago. She had a son
for another man before we got married. We have been living together in peace.
We have two children. Our first child, a girl, is four years old while the
second child is a boy, who is just one year old.”
“On
May 31, 2016, I went to my church, Jesus Disciples Fellowship, where we had a
vigil. I came back around 5: 30 am and started playing Christian music. My wife
came to where I was and said that I should give my stepson N100 naira to go to
school. I told her that I had no money with me.
“You
see, my late wife was hypertensive; she became very angry that I did not give
my stepson N100. She started to insult me. I got angry and slapped her.
She
slapped me in return. I was shocked by her effrontery and slapped her a second
time. She fell down and fainted.
“I
rushed her to City Hospital, Nekede. On getting there, the doctor checked her
and confirmed that she was dead. I went to the nearby police station at Umuguma
and reported the matter to the police and they arrested me,” he said.
The
case was transferred from Umuguma Police Station to State Criminal Investigation
Department, Owerri, the Imo State capital, where he has been in detention as
investigation into the matter was in progress.
The
officer-in-charge of the homicide section of the SCID, Supol Innocent Obi,
further revealed that family members of the deceased had not yet been to the
police to know the state of the matter. He stated that Anele had not yet
informed them.
In
anguish, Anele, said: “I love my wife. I had no intention to kill her. It was
misunderstanding and annoyance that prompted me to slap her and she died. Up
till now, it looks like a dream and a mystery to me.
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