woman, simply known as Onyiyechi, who allegedly stabbed her husband to
death after they had an argument over who would emerge as the winner
between the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressive Congress
Presidential candidates.
The incident happened while voting was ongoing during the weekend at
Ejigbo LGA of Lagos State at about 12:00pm. It's been reported that
this incident threw the densely populated area into disarray.
The incident reportedly occurred inside the couple's one room
apartment at 81 Military Zone Junction at Ejigbo.
VANGUARD reports that,there were different accounts on the how tragedy
struck. A version claimed that said the couple had views which
differed on their choice of presidential candidates. While the husband
was said to have decided to vote for the PDP, his wife, simply called
Onyiyechi, reportedly chose to vote for the presidential candidate of
the APC.
An argument which degenerated into a fight over whose choice would
hold sway reportedly ensued between them.
In the process, Onyiyechi allegedly stabbed her husband with a kitchen
knife in the chest region.
Another version said the deceased, whose identity could not be
immediately ascertained, told his pregnant wife to take the okro she
was grating inside the room, to the veranda which also served as
kitchen , an instruction she reportedly disobeyed, following which an
argument which led to a fight occurred.
When Vanguard visited the scene of the incident yesterday, the
couple's apartment was under lock . Their neighbours however described
the suspect as an amicable person who had never quarreled with anyone
since she moved into the building.
One of the tenants who spoke on condition of anonymity told Vanguard
that they did not witness how the suspect allegedly stabbed her
husband.But he explained that :
" We were all outside waiting to vote when Onyiyechi rushed out,
shouting for help. Out of curiosity, we all ran inside, only to
discover blood all over the ground, on entering their apartment.
"On closer observation, we noticed that the blood was from her husband
chest region. We met him on the ground. Before we could rush him to
the hospital, he gave up the ghost.
Perhaps, he would have survived the attack had Onyiyechi called for
help early. From all indication, it was clear that she attempted to
manage the situation immediately the incident occurred. It was when
she discovered that the situation had overwhelmed her that she raised
alarm.
"I do not know the name of her husband. We only know that of his wife,
who we fondly call Onyiyechi. The irony of this matter is that she is
not cantankerous.
"She has never beaten a little child, let alone to fight with any
neighbor. Again on that day, we saw both of them together. They were
seen sitting outside, one hour before the incident occurred. Policemen
from Ejigbo later came to remove the corpse to the Isolo morgue"
--Vanguard
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