Rivers: Woman bathes husband with hot oil while asleep

<p>Residents of the Okehi community in the Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State were bewildered on Wednesday after a woman identified as Hope Nwala bathed her husband, Ekelediri Nwankwo Nwala, with hot groundnut oil while he was asleep over an argument.</p>, <p>The incident followed a domestic squabble between the couple.</p>, <p>Mr. Nwankwo, who is battling for his life, told newsmen on Wednesday that before the incident, he had a disagreement with his wife, now at large, over his decision to send the wife’s younger sister away from the house.</p>, <p>According to him, his sister-in-law was disrespectful and dressed indecently, prompting his decision to send her packing out of the house.</p>, <p>He added that his wife, who disagreed with his decision, attacked him and bathed him with hot oil while he was asleep.</p>, <p>“I had told my wife’s younger sister to leave my house because of the way she has started dressing, and the way she occupies my matrimonial bed even when I am around.</p>, <p>“No young guy will tolerate such behaviour, but my wife has refused the younger sister to leave the house.</p>, <p>“I also saw my wife alone with one tall black guy in the shop I rented for her, not that he is in for business, he followed my wife and sister here and there, with all these, I gave that her younger sister two thousand naira transport to go home so that I can actually understand what is going on in my house.</p>, <p>“But my wife got upset; while I went to bed to sleep, she used boiled groundnut oil on me, then started hitting me with a hammer,” he said.</p>, <p>Efforts by DAILY POST to reach the Rivers State Police Command proved abortive as the Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, could not take her calls.</p>