A 40-year-old man, Friday Anyim, who killed his father’s wife in Enugu, has blamed the act on hemp, which he smoked regularly. The incident occurred on December 27 in Umuenem Ezinesi Oduma, a community in the Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State.
It was gathered that the deceased, Bernadette, was one of the three
wives of Friday’s father, Mr. Ogbonna Anyim.Friday, a secondary school
dropout, is the son of Ogbonna’s first wife, while the deceased,
Bernadette, was the second wife.
It was gathered that on the fateful day,
Friday was engaged in a heated quarrel with one of his sisters, named
Abigail, over his intention to sell a water tank that belonged to the
family.
Friday wanted to use the proceeds of the
planned transaction to purchase a motorcycle, which he intended to use
to operate as a commercial motorcyclist.
The matter was said to have taken an
ugly turn when Friday suddenly picked up an axe, and attempted to use
the weapon on his sister.
It was learnt that at the same moment, his stepmother, Bernadette, moved
to separate Friday and Abigail.However, the axe, which Friday swung at
his sister, landed on Bernadette’s neck.
Bernadette collapsed and became unconscious.Friday immediately dropped the axe and took to his heels.
Ogbonna said he received news of the unfortunate development in his household while he was at a village meeting.
He said he rushed home as Bernadette was being taken to a hospital, where she was confirmed dead.
He said. “I am in pains and I don’t know how to approach this, but I believe that the law will take its course.”
Friday, who was later arrested by the police, expressed regrets over the incident. He blamed his actions on hemp. He said: “I wanted to hit my elder
sister, Abigail, with the axe when it mistakenly landed on my
stepmother. I acted in anger; I plead for forgiveness. I also advise
youths to abstain from taking hemp and other dangerous drugs and avoid
anything that can lead them to kill fellow human beings.”
Punch
