A housewife in Enugu State, Joy Umeh, has stabbed her husband, Sunday Umeh, for allegedly failing to provide a daily housekeep allowance of N500.
Mrs. Umeh was said to have demanded the amount as her husband prepared to leave for work. But Sunday pleaded that he had no money.
Joy then grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed him in the stomach.
Sunday’s shout attracted neighbours who removed the knife and rushed him to the Eastern Nigeria Medical Centre.
Police spokesman Ebere Amaraizu confirmed the incident.
He said Joy was in police custody and helping with investigation.
Sunday is receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit of the Eastern Nigeria Medical Centre.