DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2015.v03i03.064

Pages: 1355-1357

A study of a year report in our centre revealed thirty five (35) cases of such violent deaths. A particular case in study appeared so interested in traditional African set up how a married woman will arrange with some miscreants to kill husband resulting to multiple gunshots injuries. The sole reason has been incessant extramarital affairs. In all the cause of death (COD) was seen to be massive exsanguination. The presented case is unique in that as a culture is pretty difficult to be seen in Africa and in Nigeria worst still in core traditional area of south eastern part that is well embellished with norms and a highly respect institution of marriage. The deceased was a known hypertensive and diabetic patient as testified by his personal physician of ten (10) years duration in court. The main objective is to evaluate the cause and draw attention to emergency physicians, society and the government to the above social menace for a possible solution.