A middle aged man, Mr Blessing Akakporo, is now in police net for almost plucking out the eyes of another man, who reportedly slept with his wife a month ago in Ekiugbo community, Ughelli North Area of Delta State.
The suspect, before landing in Police net, was caught, beaten and stripped by angry community youths, who got wind of his alleged criminal act.
We gathered that Akakporo, in April, caught his wife in bed with the victim and chopped off the wife’s ear in the spur of the moment, while the suspected man escaped.
A community source said: “A month later, precisely on May 30, Akakporo lured him (yet-to-be-identified victim) to a neighbouring community, where he used an unknown object to pluck off his two eyes after overpowering him.
“While attempting to escape, the cry from the victim attracted youths, who chased and caught him. They stripped and beat him thoroughly before handing him over to the Police.”
Delta State Police Public Relations Office, Celestina Kalu, who confirmed the incident, said the suspect almost plucked out one of the victim’s eyes, adding that he also stabbed the victim several times all over his body.