The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a
middle-aged woman, Cynthia Aigbondon, for allegedly stabbing her neighbor to
death in the state.
The
command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Tuesday,
February 13, 2024.
Hundeyin
disclosed that the deceased husband, Lukmon Adio, reported the matter at the
Ajegunle Police Division at about 9:48 p.m. on Sunday, February 11.
The
police spokesman said Adio’s wife, Bakarat, had a minor quarrel with the
suspect while fetching water from a public tap near their house.
He
said: “The misunderstanding allegedly resulted in the suspect stabbing the late
Bakarat with a kitchen knife at the left side of her ribs.
“She
was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where the doctors on duty confirmed
her dead.”
Hundeyin
said the police had visited the scene of the crime, recovered exhibits, and
took photographs.
He
added that Bakarat’s corpse had been deposited at the morgue for autopsy and
preservation.
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