The deceased, Bernadette,
was one of the three wives of Friday’s father, Mr Ogbonna Anyim. Friday Anyim is
a secondary school dropout, and the son of Ogbonna’s first wife, while the
deceased, Bernadette, was the second wife.
The incident occurred on December 27 in Umuenem Ezinesi Oduma, a community in the Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State.
The Forty-years old Friday was
engaged in a heated quarrel with one of his sisters, named Abigail, over his
intention to sell a water tank that belonged to the family.
Friday wanted to use the
proceeds of the planned transaction to purchase a motorcycle, which he intended
to use to operate as a commercial motorcyclist.
The matter was said to have
taken an ugly turn when Friday suddenly picked up an axe, and attempted to use
the weapon on his sister.
At the same moment, his
stepmother, Bernadette, moved to separate Friday and Abigail.
However, the axe, which
Friday swung at his sister, landed on Bernadette’s neck.
Bernadette collapsed and
became unconscious as Friday immediately dropped the axe and took to his heels.
Ogbonna said he received
news of the unfortunate development in his household while he was at a village
meeting.
He said, he rushed home as
Bernadette was being taken to a hospital, where she was confirmed dead.
“I am in pains and I don’t
know how to approach this, but I believe that the law will take its course,”
Ogbonna said.
Friday, who was later
arrested by the police, expressed regrets over the incident and blamed his
actions on hemp.
He said,
“I wanted to hit my elder
sister, Abigail, with the axe when it mistakenly landed on my stepmother. I
acted in anger; I plead for forgiveness. I also advise youths to abstain from
taking hemp and other dangerous drugs and avoid anything that can lead them to
kill fellow human beings.”
Punch
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