HOUSEWIFE KILLS HUSBAND, THREE CHILDREN, SELF
The police spokesman added further that, “from information available to us, the woman has been having issues with her husband which might have culminated into this’, stating that, the wife was also a staff of Markurdi Local Government Council
He said, “They have been having issues; just yesterday (Friday), the woman was seen with a pestle trying to smash her husband’s car. No one knows the cause of their frequent fights’,adding that police personnel sent to the house found the man foaming in the mouth, the three kids already dead, while the woman, also dead, was found holding a knife in her hands.
The Police Command said, “the incident happened around 8:30 p.m. on Friday; from what we have gathered, the couple fight on daily basis’, adding that investigation had begun towards determining the reasons for the actions, while the corpses had been deposited at the St. Theresa’s Catholic Hospital, Makurdi .
Penpushing further reports that, the Chairman, Makurdi Local Government Council, Akange Audu, also confirmed that the couple were employees of the local government council,stating that,“the husband worked in the Department of Finance while his wife worked with the Department of Agriculture,” .
The Council boss also confirmed that the couple “were always fighting”, adding that the woman had warned neighbors to stay off their fights, while some of the neighbors, confirmed that the couple had been having issues.