16-yr-old mother of 2 stabs husband to death

A 16-year-old mother of two, Ebere
Ogu, has allegedly stabbed his 35-year-old
husband, Patrick, to death in Akure, the
OndoState capital, during a fight, and has fled
with her children.
Detectives from the criminal Investigation
Division of the state Police Command are
presently looking for her.
Vanguard gathered that the crime was
committed last Thursday at their number 70
Ijapo extension residence in Akure at 5a.m.
Chinedu, a native of ImoState was a staff of
Owena River Basin Authority, Alagbaka in
Akure.
A co-tenant, who gave his name as Kelechi,
said: “Ebere and Patrick frequently engage in
fights but on Thursday, October 17, at 5a.m.,
the couple began to fight.
“Most times they engage in such fights, I go
there to settle it. But on this fateful morning,
when I got into their room I saw Ebere holding
a knife against her husband so I pleaded with
her to drop the knife and pleaded with Patrick
not to beat his wife.
“At the first attempt I succeeded in separating
them. So Ebere dropped the knife. But as soon
as Patrick saw that his wife had dropped the
knife, he seized the opportunity to pounce on
her and gave her another beating.
How he died
“I told Patrick to stop, but I noticed that when
he tried to move away he slumped and that
was when I screamed for help and called other
members of the house.
“When we entered the apartment we realised
that Patrick was already on the floor. So
people began to urge Ebere to lift her husband
up. She eventually did and we saw that the
father of two was already bleeding.
“We were all shocked and most of the people
took to their heels. Ebere escaped with her two
kids to an unknown destination.”
Police image-maker, Wole Ogodo, confirmed
the ugly incident.
Ogodo said: “One Mr. Tuyi, who is the landlord
of the house the couple lived in, reported the
incident to the Police Station on Thursday 17,
at 6.45a.m.
Ogodo said that policemen are searching for
the suspected killer, while the corpse of the
deceased had been deposited at the Akure
State Specialist Hospital morgue for autopsy.