See Note Husband Left Behind After Stabbing Wife to Death in Edo

A pastor in Edo State identified as Henry Ojochunu Ekukpe allegedly stabbed his 29-year-old wife, Patience Ekukpe, to death in the presence of their six-month-old baby and fled, leaving behind a note with questions addressed to his wife.

According to the Guardian, the couple got married in September 2014 but have been having issues. It was gathered that the victim left her matrimonial home for some months until her husband invited her in the guise of wanting to resolve their crisis.

The note he left behind read,

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“Have we ever in life went to beg for food ever since we got married? Has your mother ever brought food for us to eat one day because of hunger? Have I not told you at the beginning that I hate someone insulting me? In the first place, did you really come out with your own full mind? Did you come to marry me because of money or for who I am? Who gave you the order to pack your property away from our home? Who is your adviser in this marriage that is polluting your mind against me? You always pray that God should help you to eat the fruit of your labour? So, no man has the power to take one’s life but today we are going together. So how do you feel now?”

The Police Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Osifo, who confirmed the incident vowed that the culprit would be arrested and brought to book.