A 45-year-old man, Pastor Daniel Samuel has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for stabbing his wife over her refusal to attend church activities.
Daniel who pastors an Apostolic Church was reported to have used a cutlass to inflict a deep cut on his wife, Patience’s, neck in Owode-Egba in Ibafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, angered that his 42-year-old wife gave preference to her work over the church programmes.
It was further gathered that shortly after the man attacked his wife with cutlass, he alerted the neighbours that his wife was machete by some unknown men, urging the people to help him take her to the hospital.
But when the victim was taken to Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba in Abeokuta, because of the level of the injury, the doctor, insisted that the case should be reported to the Police as she commenced the treatment.
The pastor was said to have quickly rushed to Owode-Egba Divisional Police headquarters to report the case but, reportedly lied to the police that the woman was wounded by some unknown men.
Investigations however showed that the man was responsible and he was detained by the police.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Muyiwa Adejobi, said the pastor would soon be charged to court.
According to him, the pastor confessed to the crime after interrogation. He would be charged for false information and wounding.
“The Pastor is with us, he initially lied to the Police that the wife was attacked by some men but later confessed after interrogation. As such he will soon be charged to court for false information and wounding,” Adejobi said.
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