Austin,
who lectured at the Department of Languages of the polytechnic before
his retirement, had argued with his wife and threatened to shoot her if
she talks further. The incident happened around 10:00 a.m. on Thursday.
His
son, who witnessed the hot exchange, told newsmen that “it was like a
joke. When my father said he would shoot my mom, she couldn’t believe
him.
All of a
sudden, I heard a gunshot. I ran to my mom to take her to a nearby
hospital when I heard the second shot. This time, it was my father that
shot himself on the head. He died instantly.”
Also,
speaking, a neighbour said: “We heard gunshots from the house and we
quickly called the emergency number. Immediately, the policemen arrived
at the residence.
The police took the injured
wife to the hospital because she was shot in the eyes. While the dead
body of her husband was lying on the ground. His body was later
deposited at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital mortuary.”
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