By TONY EDIKE

ENUGU – MATHIAS Nweze, a native of Umuida, Enugu-Ezike in Igboeze North local government area of Enugu State, has reportedly shot his wife dead.

The police said yesterday, that they had commenced investigation into the bizarre incident which occurred at about 11pm last Saturday.

Vanguard gathered that Nweze, popularly known as “Honourable”, claimed that while he was sleeping in his house that fateful night, his generator went off twice without knowing the cause.

Having woken up suddenly, he suspected that some thieves may have invaded his compound and as a result, brought out his pump action gun and pointed it towards the direction of the generator.

Without wasting time, he allegedly fired several shots apparently to scare the alleged invaders but unknown to him, his wife was around the place.

Nweze only realized that he had shot his wife when she screamed saying that the bullet had hit her. The woman fell down, bled profusely before sympathizers rushed to the scene.

She was later rushed to New Testament Hospital Ogrute, Igboeze North council headquarter where doctors confirmed her dead.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, who confirmed the incident, said the corpse of the deceased had been deposited at the mortuary for autopsy. “We have commenced investigation into the incident that led to the shooting of a housewife by the husband,” he said.

Billyonaire: Manslaughter...that's life imprisonment without parole.

Billyonaire: Manslaughter...that's life imprisonment without parole.

Willy411: The issue their is that what was his wife doing at 11:00pm in the night, for any reason i don't blame the man, maybe his wife has been see in another man that is why she off the generator so that eye won't see them.. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND

searchcorp: Abeg free the guy joor. like, what was his wife doing outside at midnight.

They are both victims of the insecurity and inadequate power supply in the country.

idowuswap: Igbo peeps no get sense na ritual he wan take do...

Abu-Ruqayya:
underline the word "may be" to justify your baseless comment.... on what paremeter u put this your sourceless allegation.... I think you are not right sir.

ACM10: The man murdered his wife with style. Even if he intends to fire at thieves, he must look well to avoid the incidence of friendly fire. You don't fire carelessly into the darkness to scare thieves. Why can't he shoot up if his real aim is to scare the thieves away.

excondido: nigerian James Holmes....i suspect the honorable is a red cap chief.

whealthy: I can only say
1. The above case will not meet the conditions laid down for proving self defence. The law has made it very strict, and the supreme court has laid down some conditions too in various locus classicus which this case cannot meet
2. He might plead mistake of fact, although this will be difficult but it might succeed.
All in all, his lawyers have a tough role.
If i were the prosecution, i would try him for murder, seems more like this was intentional killing. The police should seek for a motive.
RIP to the unfortunate woman