A farmer identified as Friday Omosigho, has reportedly committed suicide by drinking substance suspected to be sniper, after attempting to kill his wife by inflicting machete cuts all over her body.
He reportedly lured his wife, Mercy Omosigho, to the farm and attacked her with a machete over allegation of infidelity.
The incident occurred at Ehiozevbaru village in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo state.
It was gathered that deceased who accused his wife, Mercy Omosigho, of having affairs with other men, took the matter to the village meeting where some elders intervened to resolve the dispute.
Apparently not satisfied with the elders’ mediation, he reportedly lured his wife to the farm where he attacked her with a machete cuts all over her body and abandoned her in the pool of her own blood to die.
It was further gathered that Friday was said to have called his younger brother and informed him that he had killed his wife, after which he went home to commit suicide by drinking sniper.
The State Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, who confirmed the incident, said the man drank substance suspected to be sniper.
He said the divisional police officer of Egba police division received a call from one Monday Omosigho that he received a distress call that his junior brother, Friday Omosigho committed suicide by drinking sniper, after attempting to murder his wife Mercy Omosigho over infidelity by giving her cuts all over her body.
He said the police moved to the scene and recovered the corpse of Friday and deposited it at the mortuary.
“The wife who was still alive was taken to the hospital where she is receiving treatment,” Nwabuzor said.
He said investigation on the matter is ongoing and that the case has been transferred to the homicide department of the command.
The Edo Police image maker advised couple to always try and settle their differences through the family and that when they could not reconcile, they should go their separate ways rather than killing each other for the benefit of the children.
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