Edo State Police Command has arrested an Octogenarian, Gabriel Ahuwa, 84, for allegedly killing his 75-year-old wife over his refusal to have sex with him in Edo state.
The Octogenarian was among the 198 suspects paraded by the Edo State Command’s spokesperson, Chidi Nwabuzor, for armed robbery. Kidnapping, unlawful possession of firearms, murder, cultism, among other crimes.
Chidi said one of the suspects, Gabriel Uhuwa, an Octogenarian, has been having issues with his wife, over refusing to have sex with him whenever he asked for sex as husband.
He said the suspect is not remorseful and that he felt what he has done is the best solution to his problem.
Speaking with journalists, Gabriel said his wife has refused to have sex with him for a long time.
“My wife is not listening to me, anything I asked her to come and sleep with me, she always declines. We have seven children together, five boys and two girls”
He said he had reported the matter to his children and that one of her daughters came to talk to his wife, but she didn’t listen.
“I reported the matter to my family and her family too but she failed listen to them and continue her old ways and I was hearing information that pastors are sleeping with her”
“Each time I demand for sex, either she would tell me she is sick, or she has an ulcer yet I am hearing rumour that she is sleeping with other men and I don’t have money to carry prostitutes”
He said following his complaint, his children had refused to send him money as well as picking up his calls, alleging that his late wife has poisoned their minds toward him.
” So on Saturday last week in the afternoon in the house, I pick up a cutlass and machete her all over her body. I did it in anger because she is not obeying me, and I want people to know of it”
He, however said he regretted killing his wife after committing the crime, the crime.
But one of his sons who craved anonymity, denied the allegation of abandoning their father, saying they sent money to him five days ago.