Rivers landlord attacks couple with machete over alleged jealousy

ALANDLORD at Ekwulobia Street Mile 3, Diobu in Port Harcourt City Local Council of Rivers State, on Sunday, attacked a lady, Comfort Nwagadi and her fiancée, Stanley Nwagadi, with a machete out of perceived jealousy.

The Guardian gathered that the landlord, identified simply as Alabo, has been taunting Comfort for dating, but was disappointed to discover that she was keeping a man whom she practically takes care of.

Speaking at her hospital bed, yesterday, Comfort, said a quarrel ensued on Sunday morning when she had washed and spread her clothes on the line, and Alabo, who also resides in the compound removed her clothes and threw them on the ground.

She said when she went to pick up the clothes, the landlord, in his usual manner, started to verbally abuse her, saying, “instead of man to keep you at home, you are throwing yourself at a man.”

According to Comfort, her fiancée came in and heard the utterance of the landlord and there was an exchange of words between them.