Hope James
An unidentified woman have been tied to a well and publicly disgraced by her husband for allegedly cheating on him while he was away.
Her husband who was identified as Muyiwa Sikiru, a truck driver, was enraged by the discovery of his wife’s alleged infidelity and publicly disgraced her by thing her to a well in Oke-Aro area of Akure, the Ondo State capital.
It was gathered that the husband had travelled for three months only to return to discover that another man was cohabiting with his wife in their matrimonial home.
On arrival at his house, sources said his neighbours and friends, who noticed that another man had moved in with his wife, informed him of his wife’s escapades.
He reportedly dragged the wife from the room and tied her to the well outside the house.
The boyfriend, who had gone to the restroom to have his bath, reportedly escaped through the window when he overheard the man’s shouting on top of his voice.
According to sources, quick intervention of some elders in the area prevented the husband from harming the wife. They later pleaded with him and took the couple to the police station for an amicable settlement of the matter.
The state police image maker, Funmi Odunlami, could not be reached for comments but a police officer said the matter was later settled at the police station in the town.
Meanwhile, the husband insisted that the intruder and his wife’s boyfriend should be arrested and that he was ready to press charges against him.