Samuel Nweke, 47, from Anambra state has committed suicide within one week after his wife allegedly dumped him.
The wife reportedly left him on February 25, 2020, after they both had a quarrel.
confirming the incident, The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Haruna Mohammed said the report was brought to the Awada Police Station.
Haruna Mohammed confirmed the incident to Southern City News on Thursday.
It was also reported that the victim left a suicide note, however, as of the time of this report, the content of the note had not been made public by the police.
Mohammed said, “There was a report at the Awada Police Station that the decomposing body of one Samuel Nweke, aged about 47, was discovered in his apartment at No. 5 Chief Nwankwo Street, Awada, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
“Following the report, police detectives attached to the Awada Division visited the scene, cordoned off the area and photographed the victim after he was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.
“No marks of violence were seen on the victim’s body, but what appears like a suicide note was discovered beside the body of the deceased. The corpse was evacuated by the victim’s relatives,” he said.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased had an altercation with his wife and that made her leave her matrimonial home on February 25, leaving the husband alone in the house,” he said.
In any case, the Commissioner of Police in the state, John Abang, had ordered a careful investigation to discover the details of the incident Mohammed said.
