A 26-year-old woman, Mrs. Cynthia Akpoyibo, has appealed to Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and Police Commissioner Zubairu Muazu to save her from her violent husband, Amos Akpoyibo, an Assistant Superintendent (ASP).
She alleged that he threatened her to leave Lagos, or else he would deal with her.
Cynthia, a mother of three, said she got married to her estranged husband when she was 14-year-old in their village in Delta State, adding that he brought her to Lagos.
She alleged that he had been maltreating her, adding:
“My husband refuses to pay our children’s school fees unless I agree to give him anal sex.”
Findings by our The Nation showed that the duo were regular callers at the Police Provost Unit.
Some officers corroborated the woman’s allegations.
It was gathered that there was a time he beat her up and injured her to the extent that she almost died.
Narrating her ordeal to The Nation yesterday, Cynthia said the latest trouble started about four months ago, which forced her to pack out of her matrimonial home with her children.
She alleged that she could no longer endure his infidelity and violence.
Contacted, Akpoyibo warned our reporter not to call him over the matter again.
He said:
“Walahi! Do not, in fact, no one should call me over this matter again. If she is with you, tell her I said she should go to the village. I have nothing to do with her and this is a family matter.
“Let her go to the village. Was she not the one that left the house with the kids? I do not have time for her. Tell her never to call my line again and you too, don’t ever call me again.”
Police spokesman Chike Oti, a Chief Superintendent (CSP), said the report has been incidented at the Gender Unit of the command, adding that the allegations would be investigated and justice ensured.
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