The Police in Lagos State have arrested a middle-aged woman, Cynthia Aigbondon, for allegedly stabbing her neighbour to death.
The development was confirmed to newsmen by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin on Tuesday.
According to the police, the deceased husband, Lukmon Adio, reported the matter at the Ajegunle Police Division at about 9.48p.m on Sunday. He said his late wife, Bakarat, had a minor quarrel with the suspect while fetching water from a public tap near their house.
”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,” he said.
Hundeyin said that the police had visited the scene of the crime, recovered exhibits and taken photographs. He added that Bakarat’s corpse had been deposited at the morgue for autopsy and preservation.
(NAN)
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