Man slaps wife to death over 100 Naira

A 36-year old man, Onyekachi Anele has been arrested by the Imo State Police Command for slapping his wife to death.

Anele claimed his late wife had the effrontery to slap him back during a squabble.

Anele and his late wife, Chikodi, were residents of Obiniezena in Owerri North Local Government Area.

Vanguard reports that Anele, who had two children with his late wife, blamed the incident on the alleged effrontery of his spouse to insult him over N100.

He said: “When she insulted me over N100, I got angry and slapped her. But she immediately retaliated. I was shocked by her effrontery. I slapped her a second time. She fell down and fainted.”

While answering a question, the suspect who had since become very sober, said that he loved his wife and had no intention of killing her.

He said: “I love my wife. I had no intention to kill her. It was a little misunderstanding and annoyance that prompted me to slap her and she died.”

Meanwhile, the leadership of Imo Women Network has appealed to the police to ensure speedy investigation and justice in the matter.

The Coordinator-General of the group, Dr. Joyce Soroibe, lamented what she called “the increasing rate of domestic violence in Nigeria.”

According to her, “if the perpetrators of domestic violence are adequately punished, others who are in the habit of beating their wives will definitely learn a lesson or two.

However, if nothing is done to punish a perpetrator, more women may be slapped to death in the state.”

Man Pours Fuel On Wife, Sets Her Ablaze In Benin City

A man has been arrested after he poured petrol on his wife and set her on fire during marital disagreement between him and the wife, leaving the woman in a critical condition in the hospital, in Benin, the Edo State capital.

It was gathered that the shocking incident happened on Saturday, June 11, at the family JB Street, Ekosodin Ugbowo, around the University of Benin.

An eyewitness narrated how the ugly incident happened:

“The place is actually a campus area and I happen to live there because of the nearness to school.

I heard a noise outside and decided to know what’s going on. At first I thought It was normal cultist fight again, not until I saw people crying.

I was so scared and asked what happened and I was told that a man poured fuel on his wife and set her ablaze and ran away.

This woman was badly burnt; the weavon she fix peeled off on her skin. Her skin was in layers and were all gone as at the time I ran out. She was rushed to the hospital but I heard hospitals are on strike, so I don’t know how she’s going to survive the terrible burns and pain.”

“Everyone is saying different versions of what happened to the woman. Some men are wicked ooo, ladies please be careful of the kind of men you marry. He will either make or mar you.”