A 38-year-old man named Mr. John Christopher allegedly killed his wife in Edo State for refusing to borrow him the sum of N2000. The husband of the deceased was arrested by the police after he beat his wife Mrs. Isoken Christopher to death.
The suspect, a waste management truck driver, who is described as a chain smoker and drunk by the eldest of his three children, Augustine, killed the 30-year-old businesswoman at their home located at No. 1, Agbontaen Street beside Ebvareke Secondary School, off Agboniro Street, Uselu, Benin City, Edo on Saturday night, June 26. The woman was said to have collapsed and died after John used his trouser’s belt to smack her over a TV remote control.
The problem started after the mother of three refused to lend her husband N1,500 to pay off his debt in his neighbourhood. Speaking with Standard Gazette crime correspondent, Festus Alenkhe, the suspect, who is from Kokori in Delta state, described his wife as “selfish and rude” for refusing to give him the money.
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“I am a waste management truck driver in Benin city and have been married to my wife for thirteen years now. We have three children, and the first child is twelve. “On the 26th day of June 2021, l returned from work around 8 pm and begged my wife to give me the sum of N1,500 so l can add my N500 to make it N2,000 to pay a local debt in the neighbourhood.”
“But my wife refused, and the next thing I saw was that she collected Television remote to change the TV channel. So I stopped her, and she started insulting me. That was how I used my trouser belt to hit her, and she collapsed. The neighbour rushed her to the hospital where she died.” he added.
It was learnt that John attempted to run after realizing his wife had died but was apprehended by the residents. He was then handed over to the police at Textile Mill road in Benin city, who handed him over to the State Criminal Investigation Department of the Edo state police command for further investigation. The spokesperson of the Edo State Police Command, SP Bello Kontongs assured that the man would be charged to court for murder.
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