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 quarreled 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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