Edo State Police Command, yesterday, confirmed the arrest of a young
man, identified as Endurance Enadeba, who allegedly killed his wife,
Osarumwense, over alleged failure to breast feed their one week old
twins.
The husband and wife were said to be preparing for the naming ceremony of their twins which should have held yesterday.
It was learnt that the incident occurred after an argument ensued on how
to breast feed the twins by their mother. Sunday Vanguard learnt that
the sad incident happened on Friday night after Endurance was alleged
to have hit his wife on the head with an object which killed her.
An eye witness said the husband asked the wife to
breastfeed the babies who were crying but the woman said she wanted to
urinate first. The husband was said to have gone to where the wife was
to urinate and a face-off ensued which led to the man hitting the wife
on the head.
The father of the deceased, who gave his name as Eghenayayore, was seen
weeping and cursing profusely over the corpse. He said his daughter
called to inform him about the incident but that she died before they
rushed her to hospital, adding that the suspect fled when the wife
collapsed.
“He killed my daughter because of a row over the breastfeeding of the
twins. The twins are at home now, who will give them breast milk? Why
did he kill my young daughter? This girl was born in 1996. We were
preparing to name the babies tomorrow because they were their first
issue.”
Edo State Police spokesman, DSP Moses Eguavoen, confirmed the incident.
He said the husband had been arrested from where he was hiding.
Culled from Vanguard
