A woman identified as Sarah Nwaorji has allegedly stabbed her husband, Innocent Nwaorji, to death in Aba, Abia State.
The couple, who are from Amaise Umuokereke-Ngwa community in Obingwa Local Government Area of the state, reportedly lived around the Seven-Up Company area of Aba North Local Government Area, where the incident occurred.
According to reports, the couple had an argument in their apartment on Friday before the incident occurred on Sunday night.
A neighbour, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said residents were alerted to the incident at about 10pm on Sunday.
“I was alerted that Sarah had stabbed her husband,” the neighbour said.
Sources said the couple got married in December 2025 and had yet to have a child.
Friends and associates of the deceased reportedly described him as an easy-going person, expressing shock over his death and questioning what may have led to the disagreement between the couple.
One of the residents said, “The couple only wedded last December. The marriage was yet to produce a child. Innocent was an easy-going person. What we heard was that the couple had a disagreement last Friday and his wife allegedly stabbed him to death at about 10pm on Sunday.”
The deceased’s remains have reportedly been deposited at an undisclosed mortuary in Aba, while the suspect is said to be in police custody.
Efforts to get the reaction of the Abia State Police Command were unsuccessful as the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chinaka, did not respond to calls or a text message sent to her phone as of the time of filing the report.
