33-year-old
Biola Gbadamosi, has bee arrested by the police for allegedly murdering
her husband, Jamiu, in Ikorodu , Lagos state.
According to the police, the suspect, who is a nursing mother, stabbed her husband with a knife during an argument over rice.
It was gathered that the suspect and her husband, a Vehicle Inspection Officer have a history of domestic violence.
Biola,
who claimed to be an Ordinary National Diploma degree holder from
Ibadan Polytechnic was in tears while speaking stated she had no
intention of killing her husband, saying she only stabbed him once on
the thigh.
She said, “Jamiu
and I dated for four years, but when I got pregnant this year, we did
introduction and I started living with him in Idi Iroko, Ikorodu.
However, when I was three months pregnant, he started beating me.
“Most
times, he takes alcoholic drink and he comes back home drunk and starts
beating me for flimsy reasons. He even had a kidney ailment.
“One
day, he came home drunk, accused me of infidelity and started beating
me. He said he had been told that I was going to poison his food, but I
continued to endure. I, however, reported the beatings to his mother and
siblings.”
The
suspect said after being delivered of a baby in August, she usually
went to her family’s house in Somolu from where she would take her baby
for post-natal.
She said on September 7, 2013, she returned home with her baby only to have a fight with her husband hours later.
She said, “While
I was about leaving my parents’ home, my husband called to say that he
was broke and I should make money available for the weekend. When I got
home, I started cooking fried rice but my husband, who was drunk, said
he did not like it. I jokingly called him a bush man and an argument
ensued.
“While
we were arguing, a neighbour, who sells drinks, came into our flat to
collect money that we owed her. I was grating carrots with a knife when
my husband slapped me and said I must leave his house that night.
“I
used the knife I was holding to strike him on the thigh and he started
bleeding profusely. The neigbours and I took him to a hospital. At the
hospital, I was told that my husband’s injury was not deep, so
neighbours said I should take my baby home.”
The suspect told PUNCH Metro that the next morning; the landlord informed her that her husband died at midnight.
“The matter was reported at the Owutu Police Division and I was arrested,” she said.
She pleaded with the police to show her mercy, saying, “My
little baby, Oluwaseyifunmi, is with my husband’s family and I fear
that my child will never get to know me if I am sent to prison. My
breasts are still filled with milk and no baby to suckle them.”
When
our correspondent visited the scene of the incident, the landlord,
Theophilus Kalejaiye, said the couple had a history of violence.
Police
Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, who confirmed the incident to
our correspondent on the telephone, said the matter had been transferred
to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba for further
investigation.
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