Man Kills Wife Over Infidelity, Hangs Self To Death

• Man Kills Wife Over Infidelity, Hangs Self To Death
• Ekohotblog, September, 29, 2020

A middle-aged man identified as Akpan commits suicide after shooting his wife to death over allegation of infidelity.

The incident happened over the weekend in Bashua area of Boki Local Government Area in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State.

Ekohotblog.com learned that the man and his wife were indigenes of Akwa Ibom State sojourned to do farm work.

A reliable source identified as Ejue said the couple have five boys before the ugly incident.

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Ejue noted his body was found in the forest dead, noting that it is a taboo for someone to kill another in the community or even commit suicide.

“After shooting his wife the man fled into the forest and we organized a search party since Saturday. It was on Monday that we found his body hanging on a tree in the forest”.

“One of his hands was clutching a branch of the tree he committed suicide perhaps he had an afterthought and was trying to free himself. We buried him right on the spot where he hung himself in accordance to the tradition of our community ”.

When our correspondent contacted DSP Irene Ugbo, the Cross River State Police Command spokesman, she said she is yet to be briefed on the incident. “I will speak with the DPO of the area and information will be made available to you