{"id":49009,"date":"2021-08-26T19:19:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T18:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=49009"},"modified":"2021-08-26T18:22:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T17:22:59","slug":"civil-servant-kills-wife-self-over-marital-issues-in-bayelsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/civil-servant-kills-wife-self-over-marital-issues-in-bayelsa","title":{"rendered":"Civil servant kills wife, self over marital issues in Bayelsa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>A middle-aged man, identified as Mr. Patrick Markson, has allegedly committed suicide after killing his wife, in their Yenagoa residence, on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST gathered that Markson, who was a civil servant with the Yenagoa Local Government Area council, allegedly hit his wife\u2019s head with a sledged hammer while she was deep asleep and watched her bleed to death.<\/p>\n

He thereafter drank a poisonous substance suspected to be an insecticide and laid on the same bed close to where his dead wife was in their home at Odede street, off Tombia Amassoma road.<\/p>\n

The 35 years old wife, identified as Hannah Markson, was from Okotiama community in Gbarain clan, Yenagoa, the state capital.<\/p>\n

A family source, Mr. Victor Kubor told DAILY POST, that Markson had complained about his marital troubles only two weeks ago.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cI was surprised when I heard the news about their death. I know they were having issues and two weeks ago he complained to me about some marital issues, and I told him that we will see and discuss but we never did\u201d<\/p>\n

This morning a friend called me that both husband and wife were dead; that the husband (Patrick) beat the wife to death and drank snipper after his action.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m so shocked at the news, who did they leave the six children to, what a world.<\/p>\n

According to the elder sister of the wife, Mrs. Boufuru Timipre, her sister was a gentle lady that had no time for problems.<\/p>\n

She said\u201dYesterday we were frying garri, and the husband called me that he wanted to speak with my sister if we were together, and I told him that when I get to where she was I will pass the message. On reaching her I told her and immediately we tried reaching him but we couldn\u2019t, later he called again but I have left where she was so he told me to tell her to bring garri for home use\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dThis morning, the son called me that his mum was seen dead and he wants me to come, as I was going to the house I called him and ask of the dad and he told me the dad too was dead. So when I got to their house I went straight to the room, and I saw them both lying on the bed dead, but I noticed a can of snipper by the bed and a big hammer.<\/p>\n

She added that they had matrimonial issues but she has often spoken and settled both of them as husband and wife.<\/p>\n

She said, \u201cThe genesis of their problems was when my husband died and I had a contract which I engaged him to benefit, after the contract he got N800,000 for himself and never gave anything to the wife, she was bittered and reported the issue to me, I approached him and told him what he did was bad to have treated her like that, because I involved him due to the facts that he married my sister but I didn\u2019t suspect it will result to this, look at now they are both gone\u201d.<\/p>\n

A compound chief and the head of Aputu family, Chief Anthony Jacob, said \u201dI was shocked when I got the news that Patrick and his wife were both dead in such a circumstance as this because I haven\u2019t gotten any earlier report on them, nothing at all. We are so sad, what a way to die.<\/p>\n

The deceased left behind six children, of whom the eldest is a level 2, male son in the state-owned, Niger Delta University.<\/p>\n

When contacted for confirmation, the Bayelsa State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Asinim Butswat, sent a text message \u201cI\u2019ll issue a statement later I\u2019m on tour\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. A middle-aged man, identified as Mr. Patrick Markson, has allegedly committed suicide after killing his wife, in their Yenagoa residence, on Thursday morning. 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