A 36-year-old father of three identified as Onyekachi Anele has been arrested by the police for allegedly slapping his wife to death in Owerri, Imo State after an argument between them.
It was reported that the suspect, after returning from a church vigil, was asked by the deceased, Chikodi, 32, asked him to give her son from an earlier marriage, N100 to take to school.
The man narrated to the police that, “I got married to my late wife Chikodi Anele over four years ago.
“She had a son for another man before we got married. We have been living together in peace. We have two children. Our first child, a girl, is four years old while the second child is a boy, who is just one year old.
“On May 31, 2016, I went to my church, Jesus Disciples Fellowship, where we had a vigil. I came back around 5:30am and started playing Christian music. My wife came to where I was and said that I should give my stepson N100 to go to school. I told her that I had no money with me.
“You see, my late wife was hypertensive; she became very angry that I did not give my stepson N100. She started to insult me. I got angry and slapped her. She slapped me in return. I was shocked by her effrontery and slapped her a second time. She fell down and fainted.
“I rushed her to City Hospital, Nekede. On getting there, the doctor checked her and confirmed that she was dead. I went to the nearby police station at Umuguma and reported the matter to the police and they arrested me.
“I love my wife. I had no intention to kill her. It was misunderstanding and annoyance that prompted me to slap her and she died. Up till now, it looks like a dream and a mystery to me.”
Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Hafiz Inuwa, said that no visitor has come for Anele and that his wife’s corpse has been taken to the mortuary.
