Tragedy struck yesterday at Ubomiri
community in Mbaitoli Local
Government Area of Imo State when a
20-year-old girl allegedly stabbed her
undergraduate lover to death with a
kitchen knife in their house.
The suspect, Chisom Anyanwu who is a
student of Akwakuama Girls Secondary
School, Owerri had allegedly killed his
lover, who visited her following an
argument.
The deceased, simply identified as Apo,
aged 28, an undergraduate and a native
of Egbeada also in Mbaitoli council area
had paid an unscheduled visit to his
girlfriend at their family house at about
noon yesterday.
However, it was learnt that trouble
started between the two lovers when
the suspect who was cooking, did not
take kindly to the deceased’s
unscheduled visit to her family house.
She asked him to leave immediately as
she would not want her elder brothers
and sisters to see him.
But the deceased allegedly refused to
leave and in the altercation that ensued
between the two lovers, Chisom
allegedly grabbed the kitchen knife and
stabbed Apo on the chest.
The deceased, who was said to be the
only son of his parents, according to an
eyewitness, was rushed to the Christian
Medical Centre, Nworieubi in the area
where he eventually died.
However, angry youths of Egbeada com
munity, on hearing of the death of their
kinsman, stormed the family house of
the suspect and allegedly set it ablaze.
The state police command’s spokesman,
Mr. Andrew Enwerem (DSP), said the
suspect is in their custody, while
investigation on the matter has
commenced.
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