Pregnant Woman Stabs Husband To Death, Gives Important Reason

Pregnant Woman Stabs Husband To Death, Gives Important Reason

  • A man's life has been cut short over his attempt to get a second wife in the Odoye area, Alaadorin, Ibadan North LGA of Oyo state
  • This is as his pregnant wife stabbed him to death when she discovered that her hubby is planning to bring a new woman into their matrimonial home
  • After carrying out the heinous act, the wife headed to the police station and reported herself, even as the police command is yet to react to the sad development

On Monday morning, April 4, a pregnant woman, Omowunmi Joseph aged 43, resident of Odoye area, Alaadorin, Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo state, stabbed her husband, Joseph Nwankwo, to death around 2:00 am while he was asleep.

Daily Trust reports that earlier a crisis started between the two about two weeks ago when the husband told his wife that he wanted to marry a second wife from his hometown.

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It was gathered that, after committing the crime, Omowunmi reported herself to the Iyaganku police area command and the command took her to the Yemetu police division, close to the scene of the incident.

Pregnant Woman, Husband, Oyo state, Ibadan, Oyo state police command, Oyo CP
Earlier, Oyo CP, Ngozi Onadeko, has enjoined newly promoted police officers to be alive to their duties and put more effort into their jobs in ensuring security. Photo credit: Nigeria Police Force.
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The news outlet paid a visit to the Yemetu police station on Monday morning, April 4, and gathered that the remains of the husband had been deposited in a morgue.

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Police react

The police spokesman in the state, Adewale Osifeso, is yet to react to the development.

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When Elizabeth walked in and saw her husband, she screamed in joy and covered her mouth. The wife ran out and went on her knees, and Damilare had to go get her.

At the expiration of his 11-month deployment, the man had told his wife he would not be back until after another six months.

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Earlier, a 24-year-old lady known as Osasi Chinozom Juliet has been apprehended by the Kano state police command for defrauding people of their ATMs, DailyTrust reports.

Kano police spokesperson, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa revealed that over 15 ATM cards were recovered from the accused upon arrest.

Legit.ng also gathered that Juliet has been on the radar of the Kano state police command prior to her arrest.

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.