LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Ikechukwu Obiora, an indigene of Anambra State, has confessed to strangling his pregnant wife after she failed to promptly open the gate for him.
The incident took place at Ezi-Ogwugwu, Otolo Nnewi in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Punch reports that the marriage was just six months and the deceased, Ebere Obiora, was a few months pregnant at the time of the tragedy.
A source close to the family, disclosed that the couple had been involved in domestic violence which had been unknown to the wife’s family members.
“Around 7pm on Thursday, March 2, 2023, the deceased family received a call from the husband’s mother, informing them that their daughter had just slumped and appeared to be dead.
“As soon as they made their way to their in-law’s residence at Ezi-Ogwugwu, they were informed that their daughter had been rushed to the Nnewi Diocesan Hospital at Akwudo.
“At the hospital, the doctor on duty informed them that their daughter was dead after medical check. The deceased family members had to take the body to another hospital, St. Felix Okolo Hospital, Nnewi, where the doctor also confirmed dead before it was eventually deposited at the morgue.”
After an interrogation by the deceased family members, it is reported that the deceased’s husband confessed to killing the wife.
He said: “I returned home in the morning of March 2, 2023, and was knocking at the gate, but my wife did not open the gate immediately.
“In that anger, I started shouting at her. I first slapped and hit her from the gate to the house before angrily grabbing her by the neck and strangling her.
“I couldn’t believe what happened because I never expected that such actions would lead to her death.
“I eventually abandoned the corpse and left out of fear and confusion, after confiding in few persons who I sought advice on what to do.
“It was later in the evening that my mother reached out to my wife’s family members.”
According to Punch, the state Police spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, is yet to confirm the event as he was not available to take calls or messages.
However, a senior Police officer at the command, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, confirmed the incident, saying the suspect would be charged after investigations.