The people of Amuri,Nkanu West local government area of Enugu state are yet to come to terms with alleged gruesome butchering and subsequent death of one of their women by her husband.
Mrs. Onyinyechi Okoh was allegedly butchered with knife by her husband, Mr. Livinus Okoh, leading to her eventual death as a result of the injuries inflicted on her.
WITHIN NIGERIA gathered that the incident which happened on October 8,2025 has thrown the once peaceful community into mourning, grief and painful mood.
Narrating the incident to our reporter, one of the residents of the community who gave her name as Ruth Chinweuba explained that “at one time or the other, Onyinyechi and her husband have been having marital issues.”
Explaining further she said that “last two years, Onyinyechi had left that her husband with her children after he used knife to cut her off her ear. She came back to her village Amodu with her kids. Since then, she has been doing menial jobs to feed her children until one of the children died.
“When she lost her son last year, Amuri people came begging for her to come back to her husband so that her child would be buried in his father’s place. And that was how she went back.
“It was very unfortunate that after all the pleading, begging and kneeling down for forgiveness, this is the result. She used axe to kill the same woman she married and had children with.”
According to Ruth Chinweuba, few days later, they resumed their hostility. The husband allegedly went to the room where she was sleeping in the night and attacked her mercilessly with axe which led her to death after she had lost so much blood.
Amodu women protest the murder of Onyinyechi
Expectedly, the heartbreaking death of Onyiyechi has sparked outrage and deep sorrow within the Amodu community. In response, the women of Amodu, hometown of the deceased have risen in unity, launching a movement to demand justice for their sister and to speak out against the growing menace of domestic violence.
However, not satisfied with the handling of the matter by the police, on October 21, 2025, women of Amodu community protesting the alleged gruesome killing of Onyinyechi by her husband.
Despite multiple attempts by certain individuals and authorities to stop them, the women remain steadfast and courageous. Their original plan was to march to the Nkanu West Local Government headquarters to make their voices heard, but they were reportedly denied entry and told not to approach the premises.
One of Amodu residents told our reporter that “this has left many wondering why should peaceful women seeking justice be silenced? What are they trying to hide? Why is there so much resistance to a simple, lawful call for justice?
“The Amodu women are not causing trouble; they are demanding accountability. They want justice for Onyiyechi a young woman whose life was cruelly cut short by the man who was meant to love and protect her.
“This movement is not just for Onyiyechi; it is for every woman who has suffered in silence, every life lost to domestic abuse, and every child left motherless because society often looks the other way.
Let the truth be told. Let justice be served. Let Onyiyechi’s voice echo through theirs.
Police arrest, arraign Mr.Okoh to court
The Police alleged that Okoh k!lled his wife on October 8, 2025, by striking her with an axe on the lower jaw.
A 46-year-old man, Livinus Okoh has been arrested and arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Enugu.
He was arraigned by the Police in Enugu State for allegedly k!lling his wife, Onyinyechi, at Amuri in Nkanu West Local Council.
Okoh was brought before Magistrate Uche Jideofor of Court 3, Enugu East Magisterial District, on a one-count charge of m8rder in the case Commissioner of Police vs Livinus Aniegbunam Okoh (marked CME/821C/2025), prosecuted by C.O. Ugwu and A.C. Amalu.
The Police alleged that Okoh k!lled his wife on October 8, 2025, by striking her with an axe on the lower jaw, leading to her d3ath, an offence punishable under Section 274(1) of the Criminal Code, Cap 30, Vol. II, Revised Laws of Enugu State.
The charge read: “That you, Livinus Aniegbunam Okoh ‘m’, on October 8, 2025, at about 4:00 a.m., at Umuedum Amuri in Nkanu West Local Council of Enugu State, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did unlawfully k!ll one Onyinye Okoh, aged 46, by hitting her with an axe on her lower jaw, which led to her d3ath.”
The accused is yet to take a plea.
The presiding magistrate ruled that the court lacked jurisdiction to grant bail and ordered his remand in the correctional centre.