Man kills wife over bread in Anambra

A man, Wilson Uwadiegwu, has allegedly beaten her wife, Ogochukwu Anene, to death over a loaf of bread in Anambra State.

The mother of the deceased, Cordelia Anene, who disclosed this, said her daughter was killed by her husband, adding that the worrisome aspect of the incident was that the suspect fled immediately after carrying out the act.

Anene, however, called on the state government to come to the family’s aid and give her daughter justice.

She said: “Ogochukwu was beaten by her husband because she ate the loaf of bread he bought for the kids.

“When the children wanted to eat, he became furious as to why they would ask him about the bread and pounced on her with mirror and other objects which left her in bad condition.

“Few days after the beating, my daughter was hospitalised at Niger Foundation in Enugu where they said she suffered internal bleeding as a result of injury sustained during the beating.

“The doctors confirmed this after series of scans were carried out and referred us to Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozalla. While all these were happening, the husband was no where to be found.

“Though we have gone for an autopsy, we have not been able to get feedback on the result.

“Rather, the officer handling the case is begging that we drop the case,” Anene disclosed.

Reacting to the incident, the Anambra State Government said it has commenced investigation into the alleged killing.

The Anambra State Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, made this known while receiving mother of the deceased in her office in Awka, the state capital on Wednesday.

Obinabo said the state government was collaborating with the Enugu State Government in the investigation to get justice for the deceased.

“Since the deceased is from Anambra, the state government will not keep quiet over the unfortunate incident, but will make sure that thorough investigation is carried out and concluded in record time,” she said.

The commissioner, however, urged women in abusive marriages to always speak out and seek help instead of dying in silence as a result of what the society would say.

The Star

Segun Ojo