Rivers Police Arrest Housewife For Bathing Husband With Hot Oil

The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the housewife who bathed her husband with hot groundnut oil in Etche Local Government Area of the State.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed this to journalists in Port Harcourt, yesterday.
“Good afternoon, the wife has been arrested in police custody now ,” she stated
Iringe-Koko had earlier told journalists on Wednesday that the woman was on the run after committing the crime.
It would be recalled that a housewife identified as Mrs. Hope Nwala allegedly bathed her husband, Ekelediri Nwankwo, with hot groundnut oil in the Okehi community in Etche Local Government Area of the State.
It was learnt that the couple had been having a running battle over the attitude of the wife’s younger sister who lived with them.
The suspect hails from Obite Community in Etche Local Government Area of the State,
Narrating the incident to newsmen on Wednesday, the victim, Nwankwo, said his sister-in-law had been disrespectful to him, so he decided to send her packing and gave her some money to return home when he could no longer tolerate her.
The man, however, said it was surprising to him that his wife opposed his decision, leading to a heated argument between the couple.
He revealed that during his sister-in-law’s stay in his house, his wife started putting up a suspicious behaviour, saying he had been noticing a strange man lurking around his wife and sister-in-law.
Nwankwo said he confronted his wife with his observations and demanded to know who the strange man was, adding that rather than responding to his question, his wife became violent and allegedly poured hot oil on him while he was asleep in addition to hitting him with a hammer.
He stated, “I told my wife’s younger sister to leave my house because of the way she started dressing.
“Her behaviour and the way she occupied my matrimonial bed even when I was around were unacceptable. And no young guy will tolerate such behavior. But my wife refused the younger sister to leave the house.
“I also saw my wife alone with one tall black guy in the shop I rented for her. Not that he is in for business. He followed my wife and her sister here and there.
“So, with all this, I gave her younger sister two thousand naira transport to go home so that I can actually understand what is going on in my house, but my wife got upset. While I went to bed to sleep, she used boiled groundnut oil on me, then started hitting me with a harmer.”

By: Akujobi Amadi