85-year-old ex-DG of Imo Broadcasting Corporation ‘stabs wife to death’.
Theophilus Okere, a former director-general of the Imo Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), allegedly stabbed his wife to death at Imerinwe community in the Ngor-Okpala local government area of Imo on Monday.
Aged 85, Okere was said to have carried out the act unknowingly.
NAN quoted a source as saying the former DG had been suffering from dementia, a term for diseases and conditions characterised by a decline in memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking skills that affect a person’s ability to perform everyday activities.
The sources reportedly said the family had been managing Okere’s dementia for some time.
”Okere has been down with dementia and the family has been managing the problem. Even today that he stabbed his wife to death, when he was asked why he did it, he responded that his wife was still sleeping,” the source reportedly said.
”The other Sunday, Okere went to church and said that his car was missing when in fact the car was parked in his compound.”
Okere’s wife, who was 77 years, was described as a retiree of the Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo.
The couple had been married for 50 years.
Orlando Ikeowu, spokesman of the Imo state police command, who confirmed the incident, told NAN that the police had commenced investigation into the matter.
“It is true that the former director-general of the state-owned broadcasting corporation, Mr T.C. Okere, about 85-years allegedly stabbed his wife to death this morning. The command has commenced investigation into the matter,” he reportedly said.
Homicide, the remaining days of your days on earth you’re going to spend it in prison old man
What could instigate you to kill your wife, I believe she’ll be already to old for infidelity or you just discovered she’s been playing you all this years?
This is unbelievable, Suggest someone manipulated against the man. If not how on Earth was he not able to control his anger on someone who he have lived for fifty ( 50)years with as his wife.
He should dearly pay for his crime
How tragic
He should come for accolade.. Nonsense
What could’ve prompted an 85years old man to stab his dear wife
Things are getting out of hand
He had no reason whatsoever
He went too far naw
Wonders shall never end in this country
End time
safe journey to prison
At his age, RIP to the dead
It’s no longer wife stab husband it’s now husband stab wife
God help us all
Now they’ll say its d devil at work