Rivers police arrest woman for pouring hot water on husband
After a domestic argument in the Agbonchia community of the state’s Eleme Local Government Area, the Rivers State Police Command announced that its officers had detained Godslove Olakada, who had allegedly spilled boiling water on her husband, Olakada Ejire.
The couple had a contentious disagreement earlier when the woman claimed that Olakada Ejire, who is from Eleme LGA, had failed to provide her the N15,000 dividends that were supposed to be split between them and their children from the host community.
According to an eyewitness, Olakada, a mother of two who was upset by the situation, bathed the man in hot water over his face and then made an attempt to flee.
The source who pleaded anonymity stated, “Thereafter she took the man’s Automated Teller Machine and attempted to flee with it but youths in the area handed her over to the police.
This came less than a week after a woman, Hope Nwala, bathed her husband with hot groundnut oil while he was asleep, following a disagreement in Okehi, Etche LGA of the state.
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The spokesperson for the state Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement issued on Monday morning, confirmed the incident, saying the woman is being detained.
The statement titled ‘A Case of Grievous Harm’ was made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt.
It reads, “The Rivers state police, operatives, through credible intelligence, have arrested one Godslove Olakada (f) from Agbonchia Eleme on Saturday, 14/10/2023 at about 20:30hrs for pouring hot water on her husband, one Olakada Ejire (m).
“He was rushed to Famo Hospital at Aleto Eleme for treatment. The cause was domestic family issues.
Iringe-Koko added that an investigation has commenced on the matter.
“An investigation has commenced to get to the root of the matter,” the PPRO stated.
She urged members of the public to promptly report distress situations to the police.