Pandemonium broke out in Aba, the
commercial hub of Abia State at the weekend
when a man set his wife ablaze for complaining
to her sister-in-law on phone about the
husband’s alleged maltreatment . The suspect
later reported himself to the police. The man,
whose name was given as Ndubuisi Okafor, a
trailer driver, who hails from Amawbia, Awka in
Anambra State, had allegedly been having
quarrels with the wife for sometime now.
Okafor, who owns two trailers, was reported to
have severally accused her wife of being too
religious which he claimed, prevented him
from making good money. He was alleged to
have even destroyed the wife’s Bible. A source
revealed that two days to the incident, the
woman, Chinyere, 40, who hailed from
Obingwu Asa in Ukwa West Local Government
of Abia State, had complained to the husband
that she was sick and needed initially money to
buy some drugs, which the husband refused.
This prompted Chinyere to call her sister-in-law
on phone to complain about it and other
related issues which did not go down well with
the man. Okafor, according to the source, later
gave the wife money for the drugs and
travelled to Port Harcourt. When Okafor came
back from his journey the following day he met
his wife cooking and went inside the kitchen to
confront her over the phone call to his sister.
The man did not accept his wife’s explanations.
He allegedly pounced on his wife, who had
three boys for him and attacked her.
After beating the wife to stupor, Okafor
allegedly forced her to drink some litres of fuel,
poured some on her body before dumping his
wife, into a big rubber container before setting
her ablaze. Neighbours who were attracted to
the apartment by the woman’s cry for help
broke into their flat, put out the fire before
rushing the lady to hospital. The first hospital
she was taken to rejected her due to the high
degree of burns she sustained.
But it was at the Living Word Mission Hospital
where she was admitted and given first aid
treatment and referred to UNTH, Enugu. It was
on their way to UNTH at Osisioma, about two
kilometres from the hospital, the woman died.
Four hospitals allegedly rejected the body
being deposited at their mortuary because it
was badly damaged. When Okafor learnt the
wife had died, he reported himself to the
Timber Police Station where he reportedly told
the police it was his wife that set herself ablaze.
Relations of the deceased are alleging that the
man killed their sister for rituals.
According to the woman’s elder sister,
Nkechinyere Nwogu, “before the incident,
Okafor had severally told my sister he needed
money at all costs and that the wife had been
the stumbling block, and he even destroyed
her Bible. “Presently, we the family members
don’t know where the body of my sister is
because four hospitals rejected her body to be
deposited in their mortuary due to its very bad
state.”
When our correspondent visited 45 Azubuike
Street by Uratta /Express junction residence of
the couple, the building was deserted by their
neighbours over fear of massive arrest by the
police. As at Press time, the suspect was still
being detained at the Timber Police Station.
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commercial hub of Abia State at the weekend
when a man set his wife ablaze for complaining
to her sister-in-law on phone about the
husband’s alleged maltreatment . The suspect
later reported himself to the police. The man,
whose name was given as Ndubuisi Okafor, a
trailer driver, who hails from Amawbia, Awka in
Anambra State, had allegedly been having
quarrels with the wife for sometime now.
Okafor, who owns two trailers, was reported to
have severally accused her wife of being too
religious which he claimed, prevented him
from making good money. He was alleged to
have even destroyed the wife’s Bible. A source
revealed that two days to the incident, the
woman, Chinyere, 40, who hailed from
Obingwu Asa in Ukwa West Local Government
of Abia State, had complained to the husband
that she was sick and needed initially money to
buy some drugs, which the husband refused.
This prompted Chinyere to call her sister-in-law
on phone to complain about it and other
related issues which did not go down well with
the man. Okafor, according to the source, later
gave the wife money for the drugs and
travelled to Port Harcourt. When Okafor came
back from his journey the following day he met
his wife cooking and went inside the kitchen to
confront her over the phone call to his sister.
The man did not accept his wife’s explanations.
He allegedly pounced on his wife, who had
three boys for him and attacked her.
After beating the wife to stupor, Okafor
allegedly forced her to drink some litres of fuel,
poured some on her body before dumping his
wife, into a big rubber container before setting
her ablaze. Neighbours who were attracted to
the apartment by the woman’s cry for help
broke into their flat, put out the fire before
rushing the lady to hospital. The first hospital
she was taken to rejected her due to the high
degree of burns she sustained.
But it was at the Living Word Mission Hospital
where she was admitted and given first aid
treatment and referred to UNTH, Enugu. It was
on their way to UNTH at Osisioma, about two
kilometres from the hospital, the woman died.
Four hospitals allegedly rejected the body
being deposited at their mortuary because it
was badly damaged. When Okafor learnt the
wife had died, he reported himself to the
Timber Police Station where he reportedly told
the police it was his wife that set herself ablaze.
Relations of the deceased are alleging that the
man killed their sister for rituals.
According to the woman’s elder sister,
Nkechinyere Nwogu, “before the incident,
Okafor had severally told my sister he needed
money at all costs and that the wife had been
the stumbling block, and he even destroyed
her Bible. “Presently, we the family members
don’t know where the body of my sister is
because four hospitals rejected her body to be
deposited in their mortuary due to its very bad
state.”
When our correspondent visited 45 Azubuike
Street by Uratta /Express junction residence of
the couple, the building was deserted by their
neighbours over fear of massive arrest by the
police. As at Press time, the suspect was still
being detained at the Timber Police Station.
Uche says "wonders shall never seize"
Follow on twitter@uchesamigwe2
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