Wife Kills Self, Husband, Three Children In Makurdi

The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the killing of a man and his three children by his wife, who also took her life.

“ The man , Mr Nicholas Adetsav , a staff of Makurdi Local Government Council , and his children , were killed on Friday night in Makurdi . His wife , who we believe is responsible for the death of the quartet , also killed herself.

“ From the information available to us , the woman has been having issues with her husband which might have culminated into this , ” Mr Moses Yamu , the command ’ s spokesman , told the News Agency 0 f Nigeria , on Saturday in Makurdi.

Yamu said that the couple , who lived at Vandeikya street , were both staff of Makurdi Local Government Council.

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“ They have been having issues . Just yesterday ( Friday), the woman was seen with a pestle trying to smash her husband ’ s car . No one knows the cause of their frequent fights . ”

He said that when police went to their house , they found the man foaming in the mouth, the three kids already dead , while the woman, who was also dead , was found holding a knife in her hand.

“ The incident happened around 8 : 30 pm on Friday; from what we have gathered , the couple fight on daily basis, ” he told NAN.

Yamu said that police is investigating the incident . The corpses had been deposited at the St . Theresa ’ s Catholic Hospital , Makurdi.

The Chairman , Makurdi Local Government Council , Mrs. Akange Audu, confirmed that the couple were employees of the local government council.

“ The husband worked in the Department of Finance while his wife worked with the Department of Agriculture , ” she said.


( NAN)