By Augustine Ehikioya
For allegedly stabbing her husband’s 18 years old nephew, Habeeb Aremu, to death, Police officials in Ogun State have arrested a 30 years old housewife, Cynthia Olukiowu.
The housewife, who lives at No 2, Apogidonoyo Street, Jafa Agbado, was arrested on Saturday 5th of February, 2022 after stabbing the nephew over a mirror glass the deceased allegedly broke.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Police Command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, and made available to Security Watch Africa (SWA).
The statement said “The suspect was arrested following a distress call received by Policemen attached to Agbado Divisional headquarters that a boy has been stabbed on the neck by his uncle’s wife, following a misunderstanding about a mirror glass allegedly broken by the deceased.
“It was revealed that a mirror glass been used in the house got broken and the deceased was alleged to have broken it.
“It was the allegation that led to disagreement between the deceased and his uncle’s wife, subsequent upon which the suspect took a kitchen knife and used it to stab the deceased on his neck.”
Upon the distress call, the statement said, the DPO Agbado Division, CSP Kehinde Kuranga quickly led his men to the scene, “where the suspect was promptly arrested, and the victim who was in the pool of his own blood was rushed to hospital.”
The deceased was “unfortunately confirmed dead by the doctor on duty and his corpse was deposited at Ifo General Hospital mortuary for autopsy.”
The statement added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.