Bright Ikechukwu, who Mrs. Chika Orji hired to kill her husband was apprehended while trying to force his way into Mr. Orji's house in Jakande Estate, Ajah.
During the primary inspection it was realized that one of those paid to carry out the killing was a woodworker known as Mr. Ekene, who usually work for Mr. Orji.
During the cross-questioning, Mrs Orji, who
has four kids for her husband denied sending the hoodlums to assassinate her husband. Instead, she stated that she told them to beat him for always making her a regular victim of domestic violence.
As stated by her; " We got married 14 years ago and we are blessed with three daughters and a son. All of a sudden my husband became a wife beater, he would beat me, leaving me with swollen face and would also threaten to kill me"
"He chased me out of the house three years ago, I made several efforts to get my children back, part of which was to report him to human rights offices for settlements. But, he did not honor any of the invitations. Both families have made attempts to settle us but he would not listen."
" He was served with a court warrant over the issue but he also refused to show up. Along the line, he sold the house that we both built for N85 million and didn't give me a dime."
"He also stopped my children from visiting me and any attempt to see them results to beating. Out of frustration, I told Ekene or carpenter to beat him up. I did not pay him or hire anyone to kill him. I'm a frustrated woman and I'm sorry for everything."
But, the apprehended suspect Bright Ikechukwu insisted that he was paid and hired by the spouse of Mr. Orji.
As stated by him, " I live in Ogwashi Ukwu, my friend Ekene said he had a job for me. This was three weeks ago, I hurriedly came to Lagos and stayed with him in Ajah, where I met another of his friend Samuel." So, he told Samuel to take me to Mr. Orji's house to identify the target. We went there and hid inside a Tricycle waiting for Mr Orji who w were told always come to open the gate by himself whenever he was returning home.
"But on that day, it was his daughter that opened the gate. We went back the next day, yet it was his daughter that opened the gate again.
" By the time we went the third day, it was Mr Orji that opened the gate himself. The pan was to rush to hi and stab him eight times in the chest, rib and neck. But Samuel who was supposed to stab him went to buy cigarette and by the time he got back, our target had gone inside and locked the gate.
" Out of frustration, I went back home and told Ekene to give me my own share of the money, that I was going home, but he stated that Madam Chika would only pay after the job was done. I decide to go to Mr. Orji's apartment to steal instead, to get some money to go back to Delta state.
" But as I was trying to jump through the fence, somebody raised an alarm which attracted members of vigilante in the area, who apprehended me, I had to open up when the almost killed me."
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