Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- A 33-year-old man has allegedly cut off his wife's wrist in Enugu State, South-east Nigeria.

The suspect, Sunday Echege, allegedly used a machete to cut off the left wrist of the victim, Chinonso Echege.

The incident occurred in Ibagwa-Agu, a farm settlement in the Ibagwa-Ani Community in the Nsukka Local Government Area of the state.

The police spokesperson in Enugu State, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

He did not mention when the incident happened.

Mr Ndukwe, a superintendent of police, said the suspect was later arrested on Sunday by operatives from the Okpuje Divisional Police Headquarters in the area.

He said some residents of the community assisted the police operatives in the arre...