Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested Cynthia Olukiowu, a 30-year-old housewife for allegedly stabbing 18-year-old Habeeb Aremu, nephew of her husband to death over a disagreement concerning a mirror allegedly broken by the deceased.
The suspect and the deceased were residents of 2, Apogidonoyo Street, Jafa, Agbado area of the state.
DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer confirmed that the suspect was arrested on Saturday 5th February, 2022 following a distress call received by policemen attached to Agbado divisional headquarters that a boy has been stabbed on the neck by his uncle’s wife, following a misunderstanding about a mirror glass being used in the house and was alleged to have been broken by the deceased.
“It was the allegation that led to disagreement between the deceased and his uncle’s wife, subsequent upon which the suspect took a kitchen knife and used it to stab the deceased on his neck.
Oyeyemi said: the Divisional Police Officer, Agbado, CSP Kehinde Kuranga 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.
Unfortunately, Habeeb was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty and his corpse was deposited at Ifo General Hospital mortuary for autopsy, he added.
Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to Homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Abeokuta for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
Woman arrested for stabbing husband’s nephew to death over broken mirror
