A
housewife, who allegedly masterminded the gruesome murder of her husband in
Port Harcourt, is now telling the Rivers State Police Command all she knows
about the crime.
housewife, who allegedly masterminded the gruesome murder of her husband in
Port Harcourt, is now telling the Rivers State Police Command all she knows
about the crime.
The woman, whose identity could not be ascertained as at press
time, was said to have plotted the assassination of her husband ( name
withheld) on Wednesday night, at their house in Mgbeosimiri, in Agip area of
Rumuolumeni.
time, was said to have plotted the assassination of her husband ( name
withheld) on Wednesday night, at their house in Mgbeosimiri, in Agip area of
Rumuolumeni.
The deceased, who was a prominent businessman and contractor
with Nigerian Agip Oil Company, was killed at his country home, Mgbeoshimiri,
Rumuolumeni, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the State. Saturday Sun
gathered that the woman hid the alleged killers in their house before her
husband returned from work, having told them that he was “a strong man” whose
powers needed to be neutralised before they carried out the operation.
According to a source, when the deceased returned home from work at about
11:30pm, the wife asked him what he wanted to take for dinner and her husband
requested for oatmeal.
She was said to have drugged the meal, which weakened the man
and paved the way for the assassins to murder him without resistance.
and paved the way for the assassins to murder him without resistance.
Shortly after the incident, one of the perpetrators was arrested
and handed over to the police by members of a vigilance group, who noticed
bloodstains on his clothes.
and handed over to the police by members of a vigilance group, who noticed
bloodstains on his clothes.
The woman, who later confessed to the crime, was said to have
fainted at a police station, when she sighted one of the suspects in the
murder. She was said to have confessed to conspiracy to kill her husband.
According to her confession to the police, she decided to eliminate her husband
when she discovered that he was making plans to marry a woman who was already
pregnant for him.
fainted at a police station, when she sighted one of the suspects in the
murder. She was said to have confessed to conspiracy to kill her husband.
According to her confession to the police, she decided to eliminate her husband
when she discovered that he was making plans to marry a woman who was already
pregnant for him.
When the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Benjamin
Ugwuegbulam, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), was contacted, he told
the reporter to give him some time to confirm from the Divisional Police
Officer in charge of the area. Subsequent efforts made by our reporter to reach
him on phone proved abortive.
Ugwuegbulam, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), was contacted, he told
the reporter to give him some time to confirm from the Divisional Police
Officer in charge of the area. Subsequent efforts made by our reporter to reach
him on phone proved abortive.
Source: Sun
