Say What? Nigerian Journalist Accused of Beating Wife to a Pulp Gives Astonishing Reasons for his Actions
A photojournalist with Business Day Newspaper, Francis Abiagan accused of beating his wife to a pulp, said on Tuesday, that battery was the only language his woman understands.
Abiagan, disclosed that his wife, Joy, had made life difficult for him since he brought his sick mother to their Ifo, Ogun State, residence.
The Nation gathered that Campaign group Against Impunity and Domestic Violence had accused Abiagan of beating and stripping his wife of 10 years naked.
According to a statement signed by the group’s spokesman, Gbenga Soloki, the photojournalist was also accused of inflicting injuries on the woman and boasting that nothing could happen to him.
Soloki added that Abiagan had been assaulting his wife for a long time, with the couple’s family intervening to broker peace whenever they quarrelled.
Abiagan, who admitted on telephone that he beat up his wife, said he could not endure the way the woman treated his mother.
”I have been married for 10 years now. My mother had stroke and no one was available to take care of her. I brought my mother to the house and since then, it has been war.
My wife hates my mother with passion. My sin is that I accommodated all her siblings and they have turned my life into a nightmare. My wife has been devising means to deal with my mother. She starved my mother to the extent that I hired a help, who cooks for her.
My wife was seen dragging my mother on the ground, calling her a witch. I have been enduring it but I could not bear this last one she did to my mother.
My wife threatened the cook I hired not to come. The church has organised several meetings for us. They begged her to change but she refused. It is the language she understands I gave to her.”
Photo credit: The Nation
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