A former Director General of the Imo Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), Mr. T.C. Okere, aged 86, has allegedly stabbed his wife to death.
Okere who is largely believed to be mentally unstable allegedly killed his wife Monday morning, in Imerienwe community, Ngor Okpala Council Area of Imo State.
The deceased, 77 was a retiree of the Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo.
Though the Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, Orlando Ikeokwu confirmed the incident, He however did not give details of the incident.
The police spokesman also informed that the octagenarian has been arrested and is still in custody.
Community sources informed that ‘Pa Okere was suffering an advanced stage of dementia’ and was not even aware that his wife was dead. He noted that Okere’s health status was public knowledge to members of their community.
“When he was asked about his wife, he said his wife was sleeping. In the same way, Pa Okere had only recently gone to church to announce that his car was missing forgetting that he left his car in the house. Ultimately, he was mentally unstable and efforts to get him medical help was thwarted by the COVID-19 lockdown”, the source said.
