A woman in Rivers State, Hope Nwala, has fled after she allegedly bathed her husband, Ekelediri Nwankwo Nwala, with hot groundnut oil over a disagreement.
The husband confirmed the incident in Okehi community in Etche Local Government Area to newsmen on Wednesday.
According to Nwankwo, Hope poured the hot groundnut oil on him while he was asleep.
Nwankwo, who is still battling for his life, said his offence was that he told his wife’s younger sister to leave their house for dressing indecently, which Hope objected to.
He said: “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.
“No young guy will tolerate such behaviour, but my wife has refused the younger sister to leave the house.
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“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 N2,000 transport to go home so that I can actually understand what is going on in my house, but my wife got upset.
“While I went to bed to sleep, she used boiled groundnut oil on me, then started hitting me with harmer.”
According to available information, the matter has been reported at Okehi Divisional Police Headquarters in Etche.