Residents of Abukuru, Ajegunle area of Lagos State were Monday thrown
into shock after a drink seller, identified only as Mary allegedly
killed her lover, Pereowei Kingsley.
Mary was said to have accused her 38-year-old lover of dating another woman in the neighbourhood.
The Punch reports that the lovers had been dating for 13 years.
According to the report, Mary slit Kingsley's throat while he was sleeping on the bed today.
She reportedly left the Bayelsa State born in the pool of his blood and went into hiding, but the attention of residents was drawn to the scene after Kingsley screamed for help.
He unfortunately gave up the ghost before residents could rescue him.
Speaking on the incident, Kingsley’s elder sister, Linda Pereowei, said she was asleep around 3am on Monday when one Kingsley’s neighbors came to inform her about the incident.
Linda, who resides on Orodu Lane, Ajegunle said, “By the time I got there, my brother was dead.
“This is the 13th year that they have been dating each other. She cast a spell on my brother so that he would not be able to quit the relationship.
“No single child between them and they were not married. Sometime last year, she stabbed him in the head and eye. It took months before the wounds healed.
“She has achieved her aim. We are from Bayelsa State. Our father is late, but we still have an ageing mother. She has not been informed about his death.
“I want the police to ensure that she joins my brother in heaven. That is all I want,” she added.
Meanwhile residents called the attention of police operatives from the Ajeromi division who visited the scene.
They were said to have trailed Mary to her hideout and arrested her.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Dolapo Badmos, said “The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Yaba, for further investigation.
“A postmortem would be carried out on the corpse of the victim,” she added.
The Punch reports that the lovers had been dating for 13 years.
According to the report, Mary slit Kingsley's throat while he was sleeping on the bed today.
She reportedly left the Bayelsa State born in the pool of his blood and went into hiding, but the attention of residents was drawn to the scene after Kingsley screamed for help.
He unfortunately gave up the ghost before residents could rescue him.
Speaking on the incident, Kingsley’s elder sister, Linda Pereowei, said she was asleep around 3am on Monday when one Kingsley’s neighbors came to inform her about the incident.
Linda, who resides on Orodu Lane, Ajegunle said, “By the time I got there, my brother was dead.
“This is the 13th year that they have been dating each other. She cast a spell on my brother so that he would not be able to quit the relationship.
“No single child between them and they were not married. Sometime last year, she stabbed him in the head and eye. It took months before the wounds healed.
“She has achieved her aim. We are from Bayelsa State. Our father is late, but we still have an ageing mother. She has not been informed about his death.
“I want the police to ensure that she joins my brother in heaven. That is all I want,” she added.
Meanwhile residents called the attention of police operatives from the Ajeromi division who visited the scene.
They were said to have trailed Mary to her hideout and arrested her.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Dolapo Badmos, said “The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Yaba, for further investigation.
“A postmortem would be carried out on the corpse of the victim,” she added.
