Man,
identified as Jacob Nwachukwu from Abala in Obingwa Local Government Area of
Abia State, has cut off his wife’s left hand over allegation of infidelity.
The
man’s wife, Mrs Nwadiokeonu Nwachukwu, is now at a hospital in Aba, while her
severed hand had been taken to her husband’s village at Abala for burial.
The
incident happened, Monday, at Ogbor Hill Area of Aba, where the woman had lived
for years, while the husband lived at their Abala village.
A female
co-tenant of Mrs Nwachukwu, who craved anonymity, told Vanguard that the couple
had lived in the city for years before the husband lost his job and had to
relocate to the village, leaving his wife, a trader, in the city.
She said:
“The couple had always quarrelled any time the man visited his wife in the
city, to the extent that all the tenants are aware and intervened in their
quarrels.”
The man was
said to have visited the wife on the day and during their usual quarrel,
brought out a machete, cut off the wife’s hand and left with it to the village,
while neighbours rushed her to the hospital.
It was
gathered that Mr. Nwachukwu’s intention was to kill his wife with the machete
but missed the target as the woman was said to have used the severed hand to
defend herself.
The
suspected lover of the woman is said to be on the run, while her landlord
reported the incident to a police station close to the hospital along Ogbor
Hill, where the woman is currently on admission.
Area
Commander, Aba Police Command, Mr. Peter Wabara, in a response to a text
message, said the incident was yet to be reported to him.
However, a
police officer at Ogbor Hill Police Station, confirmed the incident and said
investigation into the matter had commenced.
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