An Abuja-based man identified as Hasan Taiwo has been arrested for allegedly beating his live-in lover and mother of four, Chibuzor Aloh, to death for allegedly using his phone charger without permission at their home in the Lugbe area of the Federal Capital Territory.
According to reports, the deceased was said to have taken the phone charger of her lover without his permission, a situation which angered him and he pounced on her and allegedly beat her severely on Saturday, July 24.
Aloh was said to have fainted but was revived by neighbours who were alerted by the children.
However, on Sunday, the lady’s first child alerted the neighbors of his mum’s deteriorating health. She was rushed to a hospital where the doctors confirmed her dead on arrival.
Confirming the incident, the FCT Police Command spokesperson, ASP Mariam Yusuf, said an investigation has been launched into the incident.
When men and women are violent in heterosexual relationships, they usually engage in different patterns of behavior, for different reasons, and with different consequences.
Heterosexual men’s domestic abuse is grounded in both inequalities in power and resources between women and men and social rules for male/female relationships.
This context creates entitlement for men and vulnerability for women and makes men’s violence work very well to control their female partners.
Domestic violence is prominent in Nigeria as in many parts of Africa. There is a deep cultural belief in Nigeria that it is socially acceptable to hit a woman to discipline a spouses.
Cases of Domestic violence is on the high and shows no signs of reduction in Nigeria, regardless of the age, tribe, religion or even social status.
Domestic violence takes many forms including physical, sexual, emotional, and mental. Traditionally, domestic violence is committed against females.
Incidents of domestic violence in Nigeria include battery, rape, beatings, torture, acid baths, rape, and wife beating, corporal punishment and consequently, death.
It is estimated that approximately one in every three women suffers domestic violence and intimate partner violence from the hands of those who claim to love and supposedly, protect them.