By Uzair Adam Imam
A 56-year-old man recounted how he punched his wife, Atinuke, into a coma over a dispute in Akure, the Ondo State, a development many people have frowned at.
The man, who simply identified himself as Akure, was said to have been a famous Lagos state ex-boxer.
The man said he punched his wife because she was very stubborn and refused to give him a television remote control when he requested it.
The Daily Reality gathered that the ex-boxer has since been arrested and detained by the police detective in the state.
It was learned that the suspect, who is also a driver, returned home on a fateful day and wanted to watch a programme on the television, but the wife insisted on watching another programme.
According to a source, “The husband asked the wife to hand over the TV remote control to him, but she declined. The husband did not waste time as he descended on her with several punches on her face.
“It took the intervention of neighbours to rescue the woman from her husband after the children ran out screaming and crying for help.
“When the neighbours entered the house to rescue the woman, they met her on the floor lying unconscious, and they quickly rushed her to the nearest hospital,” the source added.
According to the victim’s sister, the woman was rushed to the hospital and has been responding to the medical treatment.
Mr Funni Odunlami, the state police spokesperson, couldn’t be reached for comment.
