A man simply identified Chima and his female lover was said to have used machete to cut his wife severally at Omerelu community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State on Monday(15 August,2022) when his wife,Wakaego queried him for bringing his female lover home.
An elder brother to the woman, Anayo Warisi , in an interview with our reporter said ” my sister’s husband brought in his female lover to the house and the wife started asking him why he would bring his female lover to the house,the two of them started beating his wife and the husband allegedly used machete to cut her all her body but that of the leg is more severe.
“My elder sister and brother took her to hospital at Elele,she was rejected.The hospital said the wound is much and they took her to UPTH.”We want the husband arrested because is a case of attempted murder”.
In the meantime the Centre for Basic Rights Protection and Accountability Campaign has called for a thorough investigation into the incident.
Gladys Oyenmwen, Secretary of Centre for Basic Rights Protection and Accountability Campaign,Rivers State in an interview with our reporter demanded a thorough investigation into the alleged use of machete by the woman’s husband and his female lover to cut the wife severally.Mrs Oyenmwen said if any one is found culpable in the course of investigation, the person should face the law.She added that domestic violence under any guise has no place in our society and should not be condoled irrespective of who is the perpetrator.
The spokesperson for the Rivers State Police command,SP Grace Iringe Koko confirmed the incident adding that the female lover of the woman’s husband was arrested by Elele Police Division through the effort of Commissioner of Police,CP Eboka Friday.
SP Grace Iringe Koko added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Eboka Friday has ordered that the case be transferred to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), PortHarcourt.