A housewife, identified as Mrs. Ogenyi, has
been beaten to stupor by her angry husband for
allegedly investing the family’s saving in
Mavrodi Mondial Movement/Moneybox,
otherwise known as MMM , Daily Post reports.
Sources gathered that problem ensued between
the couple, who resides on Balogun Street,
Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos Sunday afternoon,
after the husband returned from a trip to his
hometown in Benue and discovered that the
family saving box was missing.
On inquiry from his son, Oche, the father was
informed that the mother went out with her
friend around 4pm and had not returned.
The husband who works as a driver with one of
the commercial transport companies later found
the saving box broken and empty in the
wardrobe.
A co-tenant informed Daily Post that on her
return, the woman was shocked to see the
husband as he was not expected home until
month end due to the nature of his job.
According to the eyewitness, the husband
inquired to know who broke the saving box but
the wife could not give him any satisfactory
answer.
“ “When the husband threatened
to beat the wife if she fails to tell him
who broke the box, she accepted
breaking the box and investing the
money into MMM. She thought she
could get 30 per cent of her income
and replace the money before the
husband could return,” the source
said.
The source said the husband had saved the
money, over N86, 000, for their new
accommodation
Angered by her action, the husband descended
on the wife in commando style, beating her blue
black.
All her efforts to explain to the husband that
the money would yield income in the next 30
days fell on deaf ears as the husband insisted
she must cough out the money before morning.
The man, who locked the door of their one room
apartment to prevent sympatisers from rescuing
the helpless woman eventually hit the woman
with breakable plate and she collapsed.
The source said on realizing his wife was
unconscious, he quickly ran out of the room,
living the woman and their three-year-old son
and fled to unknown destination.
The neighbours took her to the hospital where
she is currently battling for her life.
