Man bathes wife with acid, kills self

The police in Anambra State have commenced investigation into the cause of the suicide committed by one Daniel Okafor after bathing his wife, Pauline, with acid on Tuesday at Nsugbe, near Onitsha. The command’s spokesman, Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, said the suspect seemed to […]

The police in Anambra State have commenced investigation into the cause of the suicide committed by one Daniel Okafor after bathing his wife, Pauline, with acid on Tuesday at Nsugbe, near Onitsha.

The command’s spokesman, Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, said the suspect seemed to have drank some of the chemical he poured on his wife.

Mohammed said, “He was later certified dead by a medical doctor while receiving treatment and his corpse has been deposited at Apex Mortuary for autopsy.”

NAN further gathered that the victim, a nurse, who suffered the acid attack, was referred to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, from the Immaculate Heart Hospital, Onitsha.

A doctor at the Accident and Emergency ward of NAUTH said she was received at about 07:00pm on Wednesday.

“Due to her critical condition, we cannot allow visitors near her now, but I can assure you that she is responding to treatment,” the doctor added.

An eye witness, Clement Ekwenugo, who expressed shock at the development, told NAN that the couple had been having disagreement concerning the choice of their son as the next of kin on a land and a house which belonged to the wife.

Ekwenugo said, “The nurse bought the land from her in-law and used her son’s name as next of kin, but this angered her husband.”

He explained that, “Pauline was in her chemist when the husband came in from behind the house through the fence to bathe her with acid. She then ran out for help,” and added that, “This is the first time we are experiencing this type of incident in Nsugbe.”

A worker in Pauline’s chemist, Ogochukwu Chukwulobe, said, “We thought the matter was over before this incident occurred.

“He seemed prepared for his own death after pouring the acid on my madam because he drank acid from a small container in his pocket and went outside where he fell into a drain. (NAN)