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Summary
As femicide continues in Nigeria, middle-aged man Obiozor Nwake recently burned his wife to death in Anambra.
In another case of femicide, Obiozor Nwake, a middle-aged man, burned his wife, Chioma Nwanna, to death. This incident which occurred on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025, took place at Njikoka local government area in Anambra state.
Obiozor alleged that his wife was cheating on him and, during an argument, set her ablaze. Sources confirmed that it was passers-by who helped put out the fire. Sustaining major burns on her body, Chioma was rushed to a medical facility in Enugwu-Ukwa, Njikoka local government Area, where she was pronounced dead the next day, Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025.
Although Obiozor is in police custody, this incident highlighted the systemic murder of women by men. Similar incidents of men setting their partners ablaze have been documented by NFM here and here. Other incidence of male violence against women is documented on our website here.
