A middle-aged woman, Mrs. Monica Nwakpuke has been allegedly set ablaze by her husband for giving birth to only female children.
Her husband, Paul Nwakpuke who is a patent medicine dealer,
allegedly hired some assassins to kill his wife because she could not
give him a male child.
ThisDayLive reports that the three assailants laid ambush for Monica
outside her father’s home, a few nights ago and when she eventually came
out, they descended on her, blindfolded her, beat her black and blue
and kidnapped her on their motorcycle.
“They doused her with fuel, set her on fire and when they discovered
that she had been severely burnt to the extent that she may not survive
it. They abandoned her and ran from the scene,” sources told ThisDay.
Passersby found her and took her to the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki where she is reportedly battling to stay alive.
The victim’s younger brother, Mr. Sunday Nwigbo has said Paul was
responsible for the incident. Nwigbo disclosed that Paul had always been
furious with his wife of 12 years for only giving birth to female
children.
The husband is said to be on the run at the moment..
