Africa: The state government announced the suspension of The newly appointed chairman of Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State for killing his wife on 12 August 2022.
Commissioner signed the suspension letter for local government Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, Tony Nwabunwanne.
According to the letter delivered by the local government, The council boss was asked to transfer all the responsibilities to the local government administration due to an ongoing investigation of his dead wife.
Just a few days after the new chairman’s appointment, the dead’s family accused Iloka of murdering his wife last Sunday, on 07 August 2022.
The family claimed that Iloka’s wife caught him red-handed when he was picking on some young ladies. When he attended the event last Saturday, these young ladies were suspected to be his side chics. The family added that Iloka’s wife warned him and told him to stop picking on ladies, but Ilonka refused to listen.
They further alleged that the newly appointed chairman was red with anger when his wife stopped him. Out of rage, Iloka beat her to death on Sunday morning.
Iloka denied all the allegations by his wife’s family. He defended himself by saying that his wife suddenly fell and passed away, and he had nothing to do with all the allegations claimed by his in-laws against him.
The deceased family denied all the claims by Iloka. They said he had a habit of beating his wife over every argument, and their daughter died because of his beating pattern.
A source from the family arrived at the crime scene a few minutes after the death, and they said that the dead body was lying on the floor with lots of bruises, cuts and marks on her body.
The dead body has been deposited in the morgue while police have begun investigating this matter.