{"id":15644,"date":"2020-05-26T14:43:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T14:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=15644"},"modified":"2020-05-26T14:43:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T14:43:57","slug":"imo-family-alleges-why-ex-dg-okere-stabbed-wife-of-50-years-to-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=15644","title":{"rendered":"Imo: Family alleges why ex-DG Okere stabbed wife of 50 years to death"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/stabbing-no-death.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A family member of former Director-General of the Imo Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), Theophilus Okere, has spoken on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/2020\/05\/25\/imo-broadcasting-corporation-ex-dg-allegedly-stabs-wife-of-50-years-to-death\/\">alleged murder of Okere\u2019s wife.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Okere allegedly stabbed his wife to death at Imerienwe community in the Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of Imo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspect, 82, fled after the act on his wife of 59 years, Beatrice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 70-year-old woman was a retiree of the Imo State Polytechnic in Umuagwo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a chat with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, the source in Imerienwe, said Okere had been suffering from dementia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The source disclosed that the family had been managing the former IBC boss\u2019s condition for some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEven today that he stabbed his wife to death, when he was asked why he did it, he responded that his wife was still sleeping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe other Sunday, Okere went to church and said that his car was missing when in fact the car was parked in his compound,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police spokesman in Imo, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the command had commenced investigation into the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A family member of former Director-General of the Imo Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), Theophilus Okere, has spoken on the&nbsp;alleged murder of Okere\u2019s wife. 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