Barr Godwin Ikoiwak Allegedly Murdered by Wife

A 36-year-old lawyer, Abasiesebanga Ikoiwak, has been arrested concerning the death of her 41-year-old husband, Barrister Godwin Ikoiwak, in Akwa Ibom State.

She was recently arraigned in the Federal High Court in Uyo and five other defendants for her husband’s untimely death.

The prosecution witness who testified before the court claimed that the late Barrister was unaware that the boy living in his home for years was actually his wife’s son because she had argued that the boy was her younger brother.

The deceased’s friend, Barrister Sunny Anyanwu, who also testified in court, said Ikoiwak passed away shortly after telling him over the phone that he was having issues with his wife over infidelity.

Anyanwu added that the deceased reported the case to his wife’s family, who invited him to a meeting in their family compound in Nung Udoe Itak, Ikono LGA, but he did not return alive.

Barr Godwin Ikoiwak Allegedly Murdered by Wife

Anyanwu, the seventh prosecution witness in the case, also claimed that the deceased lawyer told him that his wife was having an affair with her former boss, Barrister C.I. Odoh.

Before his death, Ikoiwak allegedly told his friend that his wife worked as a housekeeper for a Catholic Priest, Rev. Father Maurice Mbeke, who impregnated her, and they gave birth to a child who is now 19 years old and named after her maternal grandfather.

The prosecution team, led by Barr Anyanwu, played a shred of audio evidence in court. Joseph Umoren, the Director of Public Prosecutions for Akwa Ibom State.

Meanwhile, the lawsuit is still ongoing.