It was alleged that Emmanuel committed the act after his wife Cynthia Agho, 27, mother of his two children, accused him of having extramarital affairs.

The incident occurred at 10, Omozuise Street, Off Street 2, Lucky way, Aduwawa, Benin City about 11:48 pm on Saturday, July 16, 2022, Naijacrawl learnt.

The father of the deceased, Mr Festus Agho told newsmen that his daughter, Cynthia has severally complained of her husband Emmanuel Umoru’s infidelity.

Mr Agho added that the latest was a girl identified as Tosin, a POS operator, who Mr Emmanuel Umoru had earlier introduced to his late daughter as a goddaughter but was eventually discovered to be one of his concubines.

The Accountant was alleged to have been angered when his wife Cynthia Agho went to the said POS girl’s shop opposite her husband’s office to confront her with evidence that she was sleeping with her husband.

Mr Festus Agho stated further that when his son-in-law Mr Emmanuel Umoru called and reported his daughter’s action to him, he sued for forgiveness in the overall interest of peace.