old pregnant woman who allegedly stabbed her
husband to death during a quarrel over who would
emerge winner between the Peoples Democratic
Party and All Progressives Congress, APC
presidential candidates, while voting was on-going ,
weekend, at Ejigbo area of the state.
The incident, which threw the densely populated
area into disarray, occurred at about 12noon inside
the couple's one room apartment at 81 Military
zone junction.
There were different accounts on how tragedy
struck. A version of the account said the couple had
divergent views 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".
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