Pregnant Wife Allegedly Kills Husband Over Argument On Miniskirt

A pregnant wife, identified simply as Maryam has allegedly killed her husband, Patrick John, over an argument over a miniskirt the woman wore.

The couple are residents of Faram Faram village in Fufore Local Government Area.

Osun Defender gathered that Trouble started one night when the man, returned home from a drinking joint and met his pregnant wife in a miniskirt.

The man was said to have warned her wife not to wear that piece of cloth.

The man was reported to have challenged his wife over the miniskirt on June 13, 2024, allegedly holding her by the neck, prompting the wife to struggle and cry out.

Neighbours, who heard the commotion rushed in and separated them, but the man allegedly left the scene only to return and descend again on the wife.

The wife was said to have picked up a hoe with which she hit her husband on the forehead, resulting in the man being taken to the hospital, where he later died.

The wife was later arraigned in court over the matter and she is pleading self-defence.

At the Chief Magistrate Court 2 in Yola, presided over by Magistrate Musa Alhaji Adamu, Maryam attributed her action to a spontaneous move to protect herself.

The judge ordered her remand after her guilty plea to the alleged offence of culpable homicide and adjourned the matter to July 10, 2024.