The police in Edo State, South-South Nigeria, have arrested an 84-year-old man, Gabriel Ahuwa, for allegedly killing his 75-year-old wife for denying him sex.
The suspect said his wife had denied him sex for a long time, adding she always found an excuse not to have sex with him.
“My wife does not listen to me. Anytime I asked her to come and sleep with me, she will decline. We have given birth to seven children.
“I reported my wife to my family and hers too, but she failed to listen to them and continued with her old ways.
”Meanwhile, I heard that she has been sleeping with some pastors,” the suspect said.
“Every time I asked for sex, she would tell me she was sick or she had an ulcer, but I heard that she was sleeping with other men and I don’t have money to patronise prostitutes.
“Last Saturday afternoon, I picked up a cutlass in the house and (cut) her all over her body. I did it in anger because she did not obey me and I wanted people to know of it.”
He, however, said he regretted his action.
The command confirmed the arrest on Wednesday while parading 198 suspects arrested for offences ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping and unlawful possession of firearms to murder and cultism among others.
