Tears welled up on the face of 22-year-old indigene of Benue State, Mrs Veronica Mohammed, as she spoke to Saturday PUNCH in a broken voice.
She was alleged to have killed her husband over a trivial matter.
“I am begging the commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to forgive me and help me to get out of my predicament. I was arrested by the NSCDC. I am being neglected by my family members even those I refer to as my parents have also abandoned me to my fate.’’The incident occurred on April 28, 2020, at Obene ward area in the Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
“We stayed together with the lady but she left before this incident happened. My late husband promised to marry me if I could change my religion. But when we started having constant quarrels, I was discouraged to do that.’’ Mohammed stated that while peeling the yams, she told her late husband he wouldn’t share out of it but he insisted and stood up to fight her and in the process he held her hand and she didn’t know how the knife hit him. He said the incident happened in the night and before he could be rushed to a hospital, he had died.She added, “My late husband visited my people twice and bought them some things. I have a two-year baby for him. The baby is in Lafia with my husband’s family.
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