A true drama unfolded in Aba, Abia State, as a police
Inspector attached to the Zone 9 Police Command, Umuahia, has hacked his
wife to death over alleged infidelity.
It has been gathered that the police Inspector
[names withheld]
who lives at Judges Barracks, Central Police Station (CPS), Aba, had at
about 8.00 pm on Friday accused the wife of infidelity. According to a
source, the officer has attacked his wife with a machete -- despite her
repeated denials. The woman didn't survive the cuts and later died.
The
husband was immediately arrested and detained by police authorities in
Aba. Investigation revealed that it was not the first time the
Inspector, who hails from Boki Local Government Area of Cross River,
would
attack his wife over alleged infidelity at the slightest
provocation.
It has also been gathered that the Inspector's
colleagues had warned him against the tendency to beat his wife,
advising him rather to divorce her if he could no longer cope with her.
When
contacted, Abia State commissioner of Police, Usman Tilli Abubakar,
confirmed the incident, describing it as unfortunate. He said he has
directed that the matter be transferred to the State Criminal and
Investigation Department (SCID), Umuahia, for further investigations,
assuring that the police officer would face the law if found guilty.
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