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The Ebonyi State Police Command says it has arrested a man identified as Joshua Nwafor, who allegedly beat his wife, Charity Nwafor, to death over a tuber of yam in the Nsokkara area of Ezza South Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the arrest to PUNCH Metro during a telephone conversation on Monday.
Our correspondent gathered that Nwafor and his late wife had a misunderstanding over how a tuber of yam should have been cooked.
It was disclosed that contrary to Nwafor’s directive that the yam should be cooked, the wife went ahead to roast it because she preferred eating roasted yam.
This was said to have angered the husband who dragged the wife inside and beat her till she gave up.
A Facebook post shared by Taoheed Oyekanmi on Monday read, “The man brought out yam to be cooked for the entire family to eat, and the wife told him that she was not going to eat the cooked one, that she preferred roasted one, and went ahead to roast the yam.
“As a result, the man got angry and dragged her into the room, locked the door, and beat her till she gave up the ghost.”
Reacting to the incident, the PPRO told our correspondent that the command was investigating the matter.
He stressed that the suspect who had been arrested would be arraigned upon the conclusion of the ongoing investigation.
“We have arrested the man, and he is in our custody. We are gathering information from eyewitnesses as part of the investigation process.
“He will be charged in court as soon as we conclude the ongoing investigation,” Ukandu said.
PUNCH Metro reported on Monday that a wife, Sarah Ayinde, is on the run after setting her husband, a special constable with the Ogun State Police Command, Abidemi Ayinde, ablaze in the Iperu area of the state.
PUNCH Metro had gathered from a source who pleaded anonymity that the incident occurred on December 10 after the couple had engaged in a minor dispute.
The source disclosed that the dispute escalated, and the wife resorted to setting the cop ablaze in a retaliatory attempt.
