A man, Mr.
Sunday Akpan of Eda Street, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has killed his wife, Mrs.
Martha Akpan.
He was
also said to have dumped her remains in a rubbish dump.
The Akwa
Ibom Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, made this known in a
statement on Tuesday, adding that investigation revealed that the incident
occurred on October 11.
He
explained that Akpan had a misunderstanding with his wife, which led to a fight
on the day.
“After a
tip-off, the command arrested one Sunday Akpan, an elder in the Light of the
World Mission Church, Oron Road, Uyo, for the murder of his wife, one Martha.
“The
suspect, at midnight, went further by using a machete to cut the remains of his
wife into pieces; he gathered them in two sacks, put the sacks in a wheelbarrow
and disposed them of in a rubbish dump close to the NDLEA’s office, off Nwaniba
Road, Uyo,” Elkana said.
The police
spokesman said the suspect perpetrated the act in the presence of his three
children, who later reported the incident to the police.
“The
suspect has owned up to the crime and investigation is ongoing,” the PPRO
added.
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