Man sets wife ablaze for giving birth to only female children

A middle-aged woman, Mrs. Monica
Nwakpuke has been allegedly set ablaze by
her husband for giving birth to only female
children.

Her husband, Paul Nwakpuke who is a patent
medicine dealer, allegedly hired some
assassins to kill his wife because she could
not give him a male child.

ThisDayLive reports that the three assailants
laid ambush for Monica outside her father’s
home, a few nights ago and when she
eventually came out, they descended on her,
blindfolded her, beat her black and blue and
kidnapped her on their motorcycle.

“They doused her with fuel, set her on fire
and when they discovered that she had been
severely burnt to the extent that she may not
survive it. They abandoned her and ran from
the scene,” sources told ThisDay.

Passersby found her and took her to the
Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki where
she is reportedly battling to stay alive.
The victim’s younger brother, Mr. Sunday
Nwigbo has said Paul was responsible for the
incident.

Nwigbo disclosed that Paul had
always been furious with his wife of 12 years
for only giving birth to female children.
The husband is said to be on the run at the
moment..