While Nigerians were
celebrating Christmas in their homes, a housewife, Christiana Odo, allegedly
killed her husband, Rominus, for his inability to provide money for the
family
for the celebration.
The incident
happened at the couple’s home on London Barber Street, Majidun, in the Ikorodu
area of Lagos.
It was said that
37yrs old Christiana had asked the husband for cash 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 her husband to death.
A police source told
Punch that the incident happened around 5.20pm, throwing 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 deposited in the Ikorodu General Hospital’s morgue.
The Police Public
Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident.
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.”
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