Lagos
State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old pregnant woman who allegedly
stabbed her husband to death during a quarrel over who would emerge winner
between the Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress, APC
presidential candidates, while voting was on-going , weekend, at Ejigbo area of
the state.
The incident, which threw the densely populated area into disarray,
occurred at about 12noon inside the couple’s one room apartment at 81 Military
zone junction.
There were different accounts on how tragedy struck. A
version of the account said the couple had divergent views on their choice of
presidential candidates. While the husband was said to have decided to vote for
the PDP, his wife, simply called Onyiyechi, reportedly chose to vote for the
presidential candidate of the APC. An argument which degenerated into a fight
over whose choice would hold sway reportedly ensued between them.
In the process, Onyiyechi allegedly stabbed her husband with
a kitchen knife in the chest region.
Another version said the deceased, whose identity could not
be immediately ascertained, told his pregnant wife to take the okro she was
grating inside the room, to the veranda which also served as kitchen , an
instruction she reportedly disobeyed, following which an argument which led to
a fight occurred.
Visit to the scene
When Vanguard visited the scene of the incident
yesterday, the couple’s apartment was under lock . Their neighbours however
described the suspect as an amicable person who had never quarreled with anyone
since she moved into the building.
One of the tenants who spoke on condition of anonymity told Vanguard
that they did not witness how the suspect allegedly stabbed her husband.
But he explained that : “ We were all outside waiting to
vote when Onyiyechi rushed out, shouting for help. Out of curiosity, we all ran
inside, only to discover blood all over the ground, on entering their
apartment.
”On closer observation, we noticed that the blood was from
her husband chest region. We met him on the ground. Before we could rush him to
the hospital, he gave up the ghost.
Perhaps, he would have survived the attack had Onyiyechi
called for help early. From all indication, it was clear that she attempted to
manage the situation immediately the incident occurred. It was when she
discovered that the situation had overwhelmed her that she raised alarm.
”I do not know the name of her husband. We only know that of
his wife, who we fondly call Onyiyechi. The irony of this matter is that she is
not cantankerous.
”She has never beaten a little child, let alone to fight
with any neighbor. Again on that day, we saw both of them together. They were
seen sitting outside, one hour before the incident occurred. Policemen from
Ejigbo later came to remove the corpse to the Isolo morgue”.
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