A farmer, Friday Omosigho, has committed suicide after attacking his wife, Mercy Omosigho, over alleged infidelity in Ehiozevbaru, Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State.

It was gathered that the farmer attacked his wife with a machete after accusing her of having affairs with other men in the village.

Omosigho was also said to have stabbed his wife on the farm and abandoned her in a pool of blood.

It was further learned that the farmer, who called his younger brother, Monday Omosigho, and told him that he had stabbed his wife, went back home and drank rat poison.

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Confirming the incident on Sunday, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, disclosed the man drank a substance suspected to be Sniper.

Nwabuzor said the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Egba Police Division received a call from one Monday Omosigho that he received a distress call that his senior brother, Friday Omosigho, committed suicide by drinking Sniper, after attacking his wife with a machete over infidelity.

He revealed that the police operatives moved to the scene and took the woman to the hospital.

The police spokesperson added that the woman, who is still alive, has since been receiving treatment in the hospital.

Nwabuzor said an investigation into the incident has commenced, adding that the case has been transferred to the homicide department of the Edo State Police Command.

The Star