The politician, identified as Nweze Mathias, has been arrested and taken into custody at the Central Police Station, Nsukka.
It was learnt that Mathias erroneously shot his wife Saturday night when he suspected that thieves had invading his home.
The suspicion arose when his generator was switched off twice by unknown persons.
Suspecting a foul play, Mathias went for his gun and started shooting sporadically, thinking that robbers were behind the stoppage of the generator.
According to a source, a “stray bullet hit the wife and left her fatally injured”.
The deceased was rushed to New Testament Hospital, Ogurute, Igbo Eze North Local Government Area, where she was confirmed dead by a doctor.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Enugu State Command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, said the command had launched “a full-scale investigations into the incident that led to the shooting of a wife by the husband”.
He said that the “remains of the deceased have been deposited at the mortuary for autopsy”.
via The Nation
http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/54941-politician-shoots-wife-dead-in-error.html
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