Police Arrest Man Who Allegedly Killed His Wife In Akwa Ibom

MONDAY March 10, 2025 |TheNewsDESK

By Idorenyin UMOREN
Security Evaluator

Akwa Ibom State Police Command, has arrested a forty-two year old man, Victor Okoh, for an alleged gruesome murder of his thirty-eight year old wife, Victoria Okoh.

A statement by the Akwa Ibom State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, says the suspect allegedly attacked his wife with a machete over accusations of infidelity.

On arrival at the scene, operatives of the command who responded to a distress call, discovered the mutilated body of the deceased lying outside the house she shared with the husband.

The statement said the operatives secured the building, forced entry and successfully apprehended the husband who was hiding in the ceiling of the house.

The machete used in committing the crime was recovered by the Police while the corpse has been deposited at the General Hospital Morgue for an autopsy.

The State Commissioner of Police, Baba Mohammed Azare, condemned the act in its entirety and assured the public that justice will take its full course.

He warned against all forms of domestic violence and advised the residents to seek lawful means of resolving disputes rather than resorting to violence.