The incident was said to have occurred at Afia Nine, Obiagu Road in the heart of Enugu metropolis, last week.
Confirming the story on Thursday night , the State Police Public Relations Officer, Ebere Amarizu, said that the police have begun full investigation into the incident with a view to unearthing the remote and immediate cause of the murder.
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Amarizu, who said that the name of the deceased, a mother of four children, was identified as one Nkechi Nnamani, was hale and hearty as of last week before her husband, Sunday Nnamani, allegedly hit her with an object on the head.
“It left her unconscious and was consequently rushed to Park-lane Specialist Hospital Enugu where she was confirmed dead by the doctor,” the police spokesman stated.
“Meanwhile, operatives of the command are trying to unravel the circumstances surrounding the alleged unfortunate incident just as the dead body of Nkechi has been deposited in a nearby mortuary”, Amarizu concluded.
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