As reactions continue to trail the fatal car accident which claimed the life of a woman who was reportedly in pursuit of her husband after allegedly sighting him with his mistress at a shopping mall, further details about the relationship of the couple has emerged as they have been identified as Mr Sunny Bassey Esq and Late Mrs Clara Bassey Esq, both lawyers whose relationship date back to their university days.

According to a lawyer, Asukwo Mendie Archibong on his Facebook handle, late woman, Clara and her husband, Sonnie are both legal practitioners and they started their relationship as law students in UNICAL.

His post reads; “The Marital Car Death Yesterday

Sonnie and Clara. Both Lawyers. they started their relationship as Law students in UNICAL.

Engaged yesterday in the marital car chase that ended in the death of the woman.

In all you do, have patience and do it with love.”

Recall that TheNigeriaLawyer earlier reported that the woman was said to be in pursuit of her husband, who was alleged to be with a “side chick” in his car when she lost control of her vehicle, killing herself in the process.

A source said that the woman sighted her husband leaving SPAR shopping mall in the company of another female when she tried to block her husband’s car with the Toyota Highlander she was driving in.

The source said: “Her husband was said to have manoeuvred his vehicle out of the attempted blockade then took the Murtala Muhammed highway, with his wife in serious pursuit.

“In a bid  to outrun her husband, she lost control of the speeding vehicle, veered off the road and slammed the vehicle on a tree, damaging the vehicle beyond repairs and also killing herself,” the source revealed.”

Findings showed that both couple Mr and Mrs Sonnie Bassey are lawyers and the deceased was a mother of three boys. Sunny Bassey,  Esq is from Akwa-Ibom, Late wife is Clara Bassey Esq, an Igbo woman while Side Chic is Leticia from Ugep in Yakurr LGA of CRS.

Recall that the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in Cross River, Maikano Hassan, had earlier confirmed a lone incident that killed a middle aged woman who has now been identified as Mrs Bassey, lawyer and mother of three in Calabar who died in a ghastly motor accident while allegedly trying to catch husband with “Side chick.

The woman was said to be in pursuit of her husband who was alleged to be with a “side chick” in his car when she lost control of her vehicle , killing herself in the process.

A source at the hospital said Mr Sonnie was allegedly begging the lifeless body of his wife to forgive him while urging her to come back to life and take care of their three Children.

The question is who killed the woman??

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