A man has set his wife Mrs. Chioma Nwana ablaze leading to her death in Abagana community, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The man who had poured petrol on the woman whom he accused of infidelity committed the act on Tuesday at Eziezekwe village.
Mrs. Nwana died on Wednesday morning where she was rushed to for emergency treatment following severe burns sustained during the incident.
It was learnt that the man had always complained about his wife’s alleged infidelity, which led to frequent quarrels between them.
The husband, after committing the act, has reportedly given in to the Abagana Divisional Police Station.
A local revealed that, “Mrs. Chioma Nwana, who lived with her husband and their six children at Eziezekwe village, Abagana community in Njikoka Local
Government Area, was burnt by her husband on Tuesday evening and she was rushed to the hospital but succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday morning”
Another local said, “the husband, who set her on fire, went to the police station himself and reported the incident, claiming that his wife was going out with men in the village and it was destroying their home. The man said she returned home from one of the men’s houses on Tuesday evening.”
The Police spokesperson in the state, SP Toochukwu Ikenga, was yet to respond to calls on his phone as at press time.
