By PETER OKUTU
ABAKALIKI— EBONYI State police command, weekend, arrested a
24-year-old nursing mother, Mrs. Edith Okoji, for allegedly stabbing her
husband to death after a quarrel revolving around infidelity.
The incident which occurred last Sunday at No. 8 Eze Street,
Abakaliki, generated lots of insinuations as bewildered neighbours in
the area were seen discussing the matter in small groups.
Briefing newsmen on the incident, Ebonyi State Police Public
Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mr. Sylvester Igbo,
said the deceased, Mr. Oyenel Okoji, was an Assistant Superintendent of
Immigration attached to Ebonyi State Headquarters of the agency.
According to him, investigation so far conducted by the police on the
matter indicated that the accused, who already had three children for
the man, may have carried out the act on the ground that her husband was
suspecting her of infidelity.
The police spokesman revealed that the accused, who was a law student
of Nigeria Open University, had admitted committing the crime but
blamed it on the devil.
The body of the deceased, who hailed from Ahoda-East local government
area of River State as the wife, had been deposited at the Federal
Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, FETHA, for autopsy.
Culled: Vanguard
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