* Sunday argument over sick child and infidelity texts turns deadly.
* Wife allegedly stabs Immigration officer-husband with scissors in their home.
* Police arrest suspect for murder.
A Sunday domestic dispute in Umuihi, Umuogba Ekeoba, Umuahia North, escalated fatally when Immigration officer, Chidiebere James argued with his wife about their ill child, medical costs, and suspicious phone messages suggesting infidelity.
Family intervention calmed things that night but early Monday, February 16, 2026, the quarrel reignited.
It turned physical as he damaged her phone after she broke his.
In rage, she allegedly grabbed nearby scissors and stabbed him.
He collapsed and died at Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia.
A family eyewitness told PUNCH Metro, “Chidiebere was stabbed in the early hours of Monday, February 16, 2026.”
Abia State Police Commissioner Danladi Isa confirmed, “the suspect was promptly arrested and is being interrogated at the State CID for a case of murder.”
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