The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old mother of two, identified simply as Lilian, for allegedly stabbing her partner to death during a domestic dispute at Ijanpa Road axis of the state.
The state police spokesperson, Bright Edafe, confirmed the arrest in a post on his official X handle on Wednesday.
Edafe explained that the girl, who had been cohabiting with the murdered 34-year-old guy for the past four years, stabbed the man following a heated argument.
The lady, who was interviewed in the video confessed to have committed the crime.
She confirmed that she has two children for the late lover, noting that she has been living with the man since she was 17 years.
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“She claimed he attempted to end their relationship, which led to a quarrel.
“She said he beat her with a cane and smashed her head on the ground before she rushed to the kitchen to get a knife.
“When he advanced towards her, she stabbed him despite warning him to stay away,” Edafe wrote.
Lilian revealed that she stabbed her husband to defend herself after he tried to end the relationship with her.
She added that his attempt to end the relationship led to a misunderstanding between them and a fight broke out and her husband beat her with a cane and a comb during an interview with Edafe.
Narrating the incident, she said, “I have been living with him for four years now and I have two boys with him. The first child is three years old and the other is two.
“On Monday, I do not know what triggered him but we stopped talking. So, I asked him to collect the meter from our neighbour in order to recharge electricity but he ignored me.
“So, we argued and he started beating me with a cane. So, after he smashed my head on the ground, I rushed to the kitchen to pick up a knife.”
Lilian, who expressed regret over the incident, said, “I am not happy that he is dead.”
Edafe confirmed that the suspect will be charged with murder, while urging Nigerians to learn to manage their temper to avoid tragic outcomes.
“Now she had a fight with him, stabbed the guy in the heart and killed him. Who do you blame?
“The girl, the society or her parents who couldn’t raise her and gave her out at 17 without a bride price? Her English is so fluent, and she stopped schooling at SS2”, the PPRO lamented in the X post.
Watch video on X
https://x.com/Brightgoldenboy/status/1963216964945350877