The suspect with the matchete which he allegedly used to commit the crime.
By Innocent Udofia
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested one Sunday Echege, a 33-year-old male resident of Ibagwa-Agu Farm Settlement in Ibagwa-Ani community, Nsukka LGA, for severing the left wrist of his wife, Chinonso Echege.
The police said the suspect, who has confessed to the crime, claimed that he acted out of suspicion that his wife was involved in extramarital affairs.
The spokesman of the command, SP Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed the incident, said the suspect will be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of investigations.
He said that the machete which the suspect used in committing the crime has been recovered from the suspect.
According to the command’s spokesman, Echege was arrested through the assistance of law-abiding members of the community, who informed the police about the incident.
He further said that the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, had directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to ensure a thorough and timely investigation into the case.
Ndukwe added that the CP assured that this would be followed by the prosecution of the suspect in court.
He quoted the CP as advising couples to resolve their differences through love, understanding, and legal means, rather than taking the law into their own hands.