Police arrest Man allegedly for stabbing Girlfriend to death
Emmanuel Chukwuma, 47, has been apprehended by Lagos State police for fatally stabbing his girlfriend, Bosede Adefehinti, 45, on 7th Avenue in Festac.
According to Vanguard, Chukwuma, known as Oliver in the neighborhood, was in a relationship with Adefehinti but they were not married. Investigations showed they did not have children together, though Chukwuma had a child from a previous relationship.
An anonymous eyewitness informed Vanguard that this wasn’t the first instance of conflict between the couple.
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.”
While also confirming the incident, the Lagos State Police public relations officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said: “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.
“Immediately, detectives and a patrol team visited the scene of the crime. The suspect was arrested from the well where he hid.
“Photographs were taken while waiting for Lagos State health staff for the possible evacuation of the corpse to the mortuary.
“Meanwhile, the case file will be transferred to the Homicide section, Panti.”
