A 50-year-old man, Daniel Okafor, on Wednesday allegedly committed suicide in Mbaise Nsugbe, Anambra State, after pouring substance believed to be acid on his wife.
Okafor was said to have consumed part of the substance he poured on his wife out of fear that he had killed her.
A source said: “The man attacked his wife after she built a house and used their son as the next of kin.
“When the man found out, he could not take it, so he decided to pour her acid. He also drank the acid as well.
“The man died this morning while his wife is currently hospitalised at an undisclosed clinic.”
Anambra police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the incident, adding that the body of the deceased had been deposited at the morgue.
“On 06/02/2019 at about 03:am, there was a report at 3-3 Police Station Onitsha that one Daniel Okafor ‘m’ of Nsugbe allegedly poured some chemical substance suspected to be acid on his wife, one Mrs Paulina Okafor ‘f’ of same address.
“Following the report, Police detectives attached to 3-3 Division visited the scene and rushed the victim to Immaculate Heart Hospital Onitsha for treatment.
“Consequently, the suspect also looked very sick and was equally rushed to Multi Care Hospital for medical attention.
“The doctor confirmed that the suspect seems to have drunk some quantities of the chemical he allegedly poured on his wife.
“Meanwhile, the wife is responding to treatment and case is under investigation to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident,” Mr Mohammed said.
