One Mr. Sunday Obiozor Nwaka has allegedly set his wife ablaze in Anambra State over infidelity.
The unfortunate incident News Band understand, occurred in Eziezekwe village, Abagana in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Nwaka, reportedly poured fuel on his wife and mother of five children, Mrs Blessing Chioma Nwaka, and set fire on her immediately after accusing her of sleeping around with men.
The horrifying incident occurred on Tuesday, and the victim succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday morning while receiving emergency treatment at a nearby hospital.
Moreover, Mr. Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesman of Anambra state Police command confirmed the sad development.
He said the husband of late Chioma has been taken into custody while investigation into the matter has commenced.
Meanwhile, Anambra state Governor’s wife, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has vowed to follow up closely on the case so as to ensure that justice is served on the late woman.
In a statement by Mrs Soludo’s aide, Mr Daniel Ezigwe, in her reaction to the incident which she described as gruesome and evil, Mrs Soludo vowed to see to the end of the case, insisting that the full justice must be made to take prime place in the whole process.
She reiterated that the present administration takes issues of domestic violence and abuses as serious crimes, stating that no one who is found guilty of such offences would be let to walk free.
The governor’s wife further expressed strong disappointment at the rising cases of violence and abuses in homes and re-issued her long-term call for serious social reformation, beginning with a systemic approach to fighting drug use and related problems.