Medical Doctor Killed by Church Member Because of N5,000

A medical doctor with the Federal Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State.

Dr. Chibueze Onunkwo, has been killed by his landlady’s daughter-in-law (names withheld) following a disagreement between his wife and the assailant over a pledge made by his wife.

The doctor’s wife had pledged N5,000 to the church where the assailant worshiped and later redeemed the pledge.

But the suspect was said to have continued to demand that she redeem her ‘N25,000 pledge’.

Sources said the cause of the quarrel between the two women was over the controversial balance of N20,000. The doctor’s wife had insisted that she pledged N5,000 but the suspect insisted she must redeem N25,000 and even attacked her during argument. The doctor then intervened; he confronted the suspect who was said to have hit him on the head with an object. Unfortunately, he slumped and died.

However, the suspect has denied committing the crime, claiming that the late doctor and his wife were the ones that attacked her for allegedly assisting the wife to protect her marriage. The incident took place at their residence located on No. 2, Oyo Efan Street, off Palm Street, Calabar.

Meanwhile, the Cross River State chapter of Nigeria Medical Association, has accused the police of trying to cover up the matter. The Calabar branch of the association, Dr. Ofem Enang said: “NMA strongly condemns the attitude of the police and we ask the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, through the state Commissioner of Police, to carry out a thorough investigation to ensure that justice is done.”

State Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent Hogan Bassey, confirmed the incident, but disclosed that investigation is still ongoing and that further details will be made available later.