Crime
Lagos Man Stabs His 45-Year-Old Girlfriend To Death
After stabbing her, he tried to kill himself by jumping into the well, but we stopped him and called the police.
Ikeja, Lagos State– The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Emmanuel Chukwuma for the murder of his girlfriend, Bosede Adefehinti.
The 45-year-old victim was stabbed in an altercation that took place on Monday in their shared residence.
It was gathered that the man, popularly known as Oliver on 7th Avenue, Festac was sharing his apartment with his girlfriend but not as a married couple.
Vanguard reported that an eyewitness said that this wasn’t the first time the lovers had issues at their shared apartment.
He said, “Yesterday around 2:30 pm, Oliver stabbed his girlfriend, and after stabbing her, he tried to kill himself by jumping into the well, but we stopped him and called the police.
“They are not married, and this is not the first time they have had issues, but yesterday’s was beyond anything before.
“What I believe caused the fight was an inferiority complex on the man’s part because he has no job and helps his girlfriend sell herbal medicines, popularly known as Agbo—a concoction prepared from a variety of herbs.
“So most times, when he’s selling, the girlfriend leaves the shop while he remains there, sometimes receiving banter from the customers.”
Confirming the incident, the Lagos State Police Spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated, “At about 3:10 pm, a distress call was received that one Emmanuel Chukwuma, aged 47 years, stabbed his girlfriend, Bosede Adefehinti, aged 45 years, to death.