Woman Bathes Sleeping Husband With Hot Oil in Etche, Rivers State
A woman identified as Hope Nwala
on Wednesday, bathed her husband, Ekelediri Nwankwo Nwala, with hot groundnut oil while he was fast asleep.
According to reports, Mrs. Hope who resides in the Okehi community of Etche Local Government Area committed the act over a disagreement with her husband, Ekelediri Nwankwo Nwala.
The victim, Mr. Nwankwo, told newsmen that before the incident, he had a disagreement with his wife, now at large, over his decision to send the wife’s younger sister away from the house.
He said, his sister-in-law was disrespectful and dressed inappropriately, which prompted his decision to send her packing out of the house.
Nwankwo continued that the decision upset his wife, leading to the attack on him with hot oil while he was asleep.
He said, “I had told my wife’s younger sister to leave my house because of the way she has started dressing, and the way she occupies my matrimonial bed even when I am around.
“No young guy will tolerate such behaviour, but my wife has refused the younger sister to leave the house.
“I also saw my wife alone with one tall black guy in the shop I rented for her, not that he is in for business, he followed my wife and sister here and there, with all these, I gave that her younger sister two thousand naira transport to go home so that I can actually understand what is going on in my house.
“But my wife got upset; while I went to bed to sleep, she used boiled groundnut oil on me, then started hitting me with a hammer,” he said.
Upon hearing his disturbing story, residents of the community are left bewildered.
Grace Iringe-Koko, spokesperson for the State Police Command, confirmed the incident to the Punch, saying an investigation is ongoing but that the suspect is on the run.
”I can confirm the incident. The matter was incidented at the Igwuruta Police State Station. The woman has fled but we are on her train to ensure her arrest and make her face the law.”
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