While
Nigerians were celebrating Christmas in their homes, a housewife, Christiana
Odo, allegedly killed her husband, Rominus, for failing to provide money for
the family during the celebration.
It was learnt that the
incident happened at the couple’s home on London Barber Street, Majidun, in the
Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
Christiana,
37, had asked the husband for money for food to celebrate Christmas, but the
husband had said he didn’t have any money.
This
was said to have led to a quarrel between the couple, which degenerated into a
fight.
In
the ensuing scuffle, Christiana, a mother of three, picked a kitchen knife,
with which she stabbed the husband to death.
A
police source said the incident happened around 5.20pm, adding that it threw
the community into confusion.
He
said, “The woman asked the man for money for food, but the man turned her down,
saying he didn’t have money. This led to an argument and the man hit her. They
fought and the woman, in anger, went into the kitchen and got a knife with
which she stabbed him to death.
“What
attracted neighbours was the man’s scream for help as he was drenched in blood.
The woman said it was not intentional.”
The
landlord was said to have reported the case to policemen from the Owode Onirin
division, who arrested the suspect.
The
victim’s corpse was reportedly deposited in the Ikorodu General Hospital’s
morgue.
The
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident,
saying the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and
Intelligence Department, Yaba.
She
said, “It was a resident that came to report at the station that the man fought
with his wife. In the process, the woman stabbed him to death. The police
visited and photographed the scene. The suspect was arrested and the corpse
deposited in a morgue. The case is still under investigation as we await the result
of the autopsy. Meanwhile, the case has been transferred to the SCIID.”
Source:Punch
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