A couple have reportedly killed themselves over allegations of infidelity in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital.
The incident happened on Tuesday morning around Igirigiri road, Odo Ado area of the state capital.
The deceased husband, identified as Caleb who is said to be a police officer in the state was accused by his wife of infidelity.
A source in the area said that the couple with four children was said to be having constant misunderstanding before Tuesday’s incident.
The source said, “the man, who is an Assistant Superintendent of Police and his wife had been battling with marital misunderstanding over allegations of infidelity.
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“So, it was one of such misunderstandings that led to the fight between them on Tuesday morning.
“The wife attacked the man first by using a knife to cut husband’s manhood and the man in his pool of blood and being a police officer, struggled to machete the wife to death.
“Both of them died on the spot and there was nothing neighbors and passers-by could do at that stage.”
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Abutu Sunday confirmed the incident, adding that, “investigation has commenced to know the actual cause of their death.”
