Man Commits Suicide in Anambra over Disagreement with Wife

A man identified as Samuel Nweke has hanged himself, leaving behind a suicide note, over a disagreement he had with his wife.

The spokesperson for Anambra State Police Command, SP Haruna Mohammed, who broke the news to journalists, said the disagreement led to the deceased wife abandoning him, leading to his action.

Haruna said: "On March 4, 2020, at about 12:10p.m., there was a report at Awada Police Station that a decomposing body of one Samuel Nweke, 47, was discovered in his apartment at No 5 Chief Nwankwo Sreet Awada in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

"Following the report, police detectives attached to Awada division visited the scene, cordoned off the area and photographed the victim after he was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.

"No mark of violence was seen on the victim's body, but what appears like a suicide note was discovered beside the body of the deceased. The corpse was however evacuated by the victim's relatives."

 

Haruna added that "meanwhile, preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased had an altercation with his wife, and that made her to leave their matrimonial home on February 25, 2020, leaving deceased alone in the house."

It was suspected that the action of his wife may have led him to take his own life, a source told journalists.

The police spokesman said the state Commissioner of Police, John B. Abang, has ordered for a discreet investigation to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident.