One of Nigeria’s most respected poet and professor of English and Literature, Dubem Okafor is dead. He died last Sunday in the United States after shooting his wife Cheryl 37.

Reports and calls from the US say Okafor, 64, cousin to the late poet, Christopher Okigbo apparently distraught his wife had left him a few days earlier, arranged to meet her at his sister’s Reading home, Pennsylvania, where he shot her several times and himself once in the head at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, police said.

A small-caliber handgun was found near the bodies, police said. The Berks County coroner declared her death a homicide and his death a suicide.

Chukwudubem A. Okafor, 64, an associate professor of English at Kutztown University, was said to have shot his wife, Cheryl V., 37, who was an artist, several times Sunday afternoon and turned the gun on himself shortly after they arrived separately at the home of his sister, Patricia Ofilin, in the 300 block of Pear Street, investigators said.

Again, BUt this man is a Professor of English.
May their soul R.I.P

This should be in the crimes section.

Oh not again! this is becoming too much.

olafolarin:

Again, BUt this man is a Professor of English.
May their soul R.I.P

I doubt if souls that died like this can truly R.I.P

What a pity! How sad.

Couples must never allow bitterness to go this far that one of them snaps. A man should always be able to talk to his wife and gain her confidence for her to do the same. It doesn't take much!

I don't understand this sort of crime.

Beaf:

What a pity! How sad.

Couples must never allow bitterness to go this far that one of them snaps. A man should always be able to talk to his wife and gain her confidence for her to do the same. It doesn't take much!

I don't understand this sort of crime.

He's 64 and she's 37. . . .what comes to your mind if you are really intelligent ?

~Bluetooth:

He's 64 and she's 37. . . .what comes to your mind if you are really intelligent ?

There are many successful marriages with big age gaps. If it had been approached correctly, lives wouldn't have been snuffed out so prematurely.
I really blame the man's strength level. At his age, a lot can go wrong, but he should have had the maturity to play a new game.

Whats the problem with Prof?

There are other women now.

Beaf:

There are many successful marriages with big age gaps. If it had been approached correctly, lives wouldn't have been snuffed out so prematurely.
I really blame the man's strength level. At his age, a lot can go wrong, but he should have had the maturity to play a new game.

good. .maybe the man couldnt stand it any longer seeing his young wife seeking alternative to satisfy her libido.he should have gone on viagra but it's too late now.

This is very Un-Nigerian.

afam4eva:

This is very Un-Nigerian.

Really, just being it's not being reported because of the limited rights women have does not mean Igbo women in Nigeria are not being killed by their husband.

nigerians love their lives more than anybody on earth.over-education could sometimes lead to mental disorder

Abagworo:

nigerians love their lives more than anybody on earth.over-education could sometimes lead to mental disorder

It is not over education that changes people. You've got to find out how out of touch a lot of people who live abroad are with their roots.
Having said that, much worse crimes are commited by Nigerians back home, it boils down to the individual; not where they live or their degree of education.

Ileke-IdI:

Seriously, what is up with this group of men?

I'm sticking to Yoruba men

Is it a self-control issue during stress abi kini?


[Nt a tribalistic comment, just an observation]

Hey tribalist, do not start another tribal war here. Your are are boldly warned.

Once again. . . .

Ileke-IdI:

Seriously, what is up with this group of men?

I'm sticking to Yoruba men

Is it a self-control issue during stress abi kini?


[Nt a tribalistic comment, just an observation]

Ileke-IdI:

Seriously, what is up with this group of men?

I'm sticking to Yoruba men

Is it a self-control issue during stress abi kini?


[Nt a tribalistic comment, just an observation]

better

Ileke-IdI:

You're obviously looking for a fight.

Of course it's not an Igbo thing. . . . but it's becoming more of a trend amongs that the group. Deny it, aint my problem.

Dont care what causes it, point is, it's happening and becoming an epidemic. Instead of taking a bite, figure out what really is the cause of all these.


What tribal war? Do women have rights that protects them like laws that protect men in NIgeria?

An epidemic you call it?. Do you know the meaning of epidemic?. What is the percentage of women/men killed among the  igbo marrieds compared to the percentage of men/women who were killed among marrieds from other tribes?.
I repeat one more time: Is it an epidemic among the Yoruba since reports concerning women who poison/cut their husbands to pieces are usually Yoruba women?. Is there anything in you that make you desire to do such since you are Yoruba and from Ekiti for that matter?.

Over 10,000 deaths related to domestic violence in the US yearly and it is only among the Igbo that you saw an epidemic. pathetic.

Ileke-IdI:

Once again. . . .

Shut up your stinking mouth and quietly quit this thread before you turn it to something else, hawk.

Aloy+Emeka:

An epidemic you call it?. Do you know the meaning of epidemic?. What is the percentage of women/men killed among the  igbo marrieds compared to the percentage of men/women who were killed among marrieds from other tribes?.
I repeat one more time: Is it an epidemic among the Yoruba since reports concerning women who poison/cut their husbands to pieces are usually Yoruba women?. Is there anything in you that make you desire to do such since you are Yoruba and from Ekiti for that matter?.

Over 10,000 deaths related to domestic violence in the US yearly and it is only among the Igbo that you saw an epidemic. pathetic.

When you're done foaming in the mouth, funmi. . . . you can do what I ask of you.

Go and find the cause of all these. . . . ko le to be yen

Abagworo:

nigerians love their lives more than anybody on earth.over-education could sometimes lead to mental disorder

That your rational get K-leg, no be small. So we should no longer encourage people to get an education, because you somehow believe

a) there is such a thing as too much education
b) Education can lead to mental disorder??


ROFLMAO!!!

Andre Uweh:

Shut up your stinking mouth and quietly quit this thread before you turn it to something else, hawk.

You've said something courageous. . . .now move along

Ileke-IdI:

When you're done foaming in the mouth, funmi. . . . you can do what I ask of you.

Go and find the cause of all these. . . . ko le to be yen

Why not answer my questions and let me follow suit with other stereotypes associated with ara okes like you.  How do I answer your question when the logic is completely false?

@ ileke-Idi

I thought you used to claim not to be a tribalist. You're definitly a tribalist with the crap that you're spewing here.

insert tribalist comment - chei! after all that bride price wey i spend - i save for 10 good years - u wan run away !! tufiakwa!!!
jes kiddin'  

Kobojunkie:

That your rational get K-leg, no be small. So we should no longer encourage people to get an education, because you somehow believe

a) there is such a thing as too much education
b) Education can lead to mental disorder??


ROFLMAO!!!

Same thing they claimed in the case of Mutallab yet they keep butchering each other daily.

the guy killed himself to save his pride. 67yrs old will rot in jail for d crime he committed.

but all these stories abt naija men killing their wives is getting too much biko.
obviously d problem is not naija women since this wife is not a nigerian. thank God.

Over 10,000 deaths related to domestic violence in the US yearly and it is only among the Igbo that you saw an epidemic. pathetic.

Aloy+Emeka:

Why not answer my questions and let me follow suit with other stereotypes associated with ara okes like you.  How do I answer your question when the logic is completely false?

Honey, you can flare off if you want. My observations are, based on the recent news, as I've stated.
You an who discussed epidemic in US? Yes, it is now becoming a trend amongst Nigerian men, esp Igbo men. Who gives a bleeping fly about the US population?

afam4eva:

@ ileke-Idi

I thought you used to claim not to be a tribalist. You're definitly a tribalist with the crap that you're spewing here.

That is what she has always been. Ashawo backyard for that matter.

Aloy+Emeka:

Same thing they claimed in the case of Mutallab yet they keep butchering each other daily.

Wait a minute there  . . .  . I remember there was a thread on this issue where you tried to claim it had nothing to do with the state of mind /culture . . how is that looking like for you now?

afam4eva:

@ ileke-Idi

I thought you used to claim not to be a tribalist. You're definitly a tribalist with the crap that you're spewing here.

I am not a tribalist oh, trust me. Aloy.Emeka is worse Just because of a few insecure people on NL does not mean an observation cannot be stated.  

Most of the folks that post in Politics section are anti tribal for one reason or another. Pathetic I tell ya

Kobojunkie:


Wait a minute there  . . .  . I remember there was a thread on this issue where you tried to claim it had nothing to do with the state of mind /culture . . how is that looking like for you now?

I gave you reasons . So, from that theory, Mutallab's action was fueled by his hausaness, a Sierra Leonan couple died the same way here 2 weeks ago and it could be because of their tribe, serial rapists, serial killers, etc should all be aligned to one's tribe or race for you to make a statement.

Your mental ability should really be higher than this, at least I thought but it seems am wrong. How do you explain the serial abuse/murder of Yoruba men by their wives? Cultural dispensation?