The residents made the threat after the man, known as Mr Paulinus Nonso beat up his pregnant wife, Agnes Nonso in the public glare in Abuja. Nonso was rescued from the hands of the angry mob that gathered at the scene by some policemen on patrol and also forced him to take his wounded wife to the hospital for a medical check-up, the Independent reports.
Although no one could ascertain the cause of the attack, some of the residents described the act as barbaric and inhuman. Some of the residents said that the unfortunate behaviour of Nonso has been frequent and therefore, deserved to be handed over to the law enforcement agents.
Mrs Theresa Kunle, an eyewitness and neighbour of the couple, said that the man has consistently beaten up his wife over trivial issues in the past and has been advised to be tolerant and patient, but to no avail.
“This is not the first time he is doing this; we have tried to make him understand that marriage is all about tolerance and patience but for no reason, he sometimes, creates a scene by his violent actions.
“Today, he decided to bring it out in the open. It is not enough that she is heavy with his child; he just assumed he was doing the right thing.
“He feels nobody can correct him, and nobody can do anything about it.
“Well, we have told him now, we will get him arrested next time he dares to do it, it is getting too much,” Kunle says.
Another resident, Miss Anthonia Nwosu also said that it was unjust and totally unacceptable to beat up a pregnant woman, no matter her crime. According to her, no human being in his or her right senses will put up such an act in the public. Nwosu, while praying that it does not happen again, warned that the mob may take up the law into their hands before calling on security agents, as Nonso’s actions were becoming intolerable.
