30-year-old housewife stabs her husband’s teenage nephew to death over broken mirror

By Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta

A30-year-old housewife, Cynthia Olukiowu of No 2, Apogidonoyo Street, Jafa Agbado in Ifo Local Government area of Ogun State was on Saturday 5th of February 2022 arrested by men of the state police command, for stabbing one Habeeb Aremu, an 18-year-old nephew of her husband to death over a minor disagreement.

Cynthia was said to have been arrested following a distress call received by policemen attached to Agbado Divisional Headquarters of the Nigeria Police that a boy had been stabbed on the neck by his uncle’s wife, following a misunderstanding about a mirror glass allegedly broken by the deceased.

According to statement from the Spokesman of the state police command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi on Sunday, it was revealed that a mirror glass being used in the house got broken and the deceased was alleged to have broken it.

This allegation was said to have led to disagreement between the deceased and his uncle’s wife, subsequent upon which Cynthia took a kitchen knife and used it to stab the deceased on his neck.

Upon the distress call, the DPO Agbado Division, CSP Kehinde Kuranga was said to have 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. He was however unfortunately confirmed dead by the doctor on duty and his corpse was deposited at Ifo General Hospital mortuary for autopsy.

Meanwhile, 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.