Photo: Annie Ofili, the suspect.
Police arrest woman for allegedly killing her friend for snatching her boyfriend
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a young lady, identified as Anita Ofili, for allegedly killing her friend, Glory Okon.
The suspect allegedly committed the crime on March 26 in her deceased friend’s apartment, at Greenville Estate, Ajah, Lagos.
Ofili claimed she killed the deceased for snatching her lover ten years ago.
The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed Ofili’s arrest on Thursday.
Hundeyin said: “At 5.50p.m., on March 26, a resident of Greenville Estate came to the station to report that he heard someone screaming from the room of one of the estate’s tenants.
“He said that himself and other tenants quickly rushed to the room, forced the door open only to meet one Annie Ofili on top of one Glory Okon.
“Ofili was reportedly holding Glory Okon’s throat after stabbing her on the neck and back with a kitchen knife, that they rushed Okon to the hospital, where she was confirmed dead.
“Upon the information, a team of detectives moved to the scene. The suspect was arrested, the knife recovered.
“The corpse has been deposited at the Mainland General Hospital mortuary, Yaba, for autopsy and preservation.
“The suspect has been transferred to the SCIID, Yaba, for discreet investigation.”
Occupants of the building, who spoke on the tragedy said they were alerted by a shout for help from Okon’s one-room self-contain apartment at 1.20 p.m., penultimate Sunday.
They said that they forced the door open, only to discover Ofili thrusting a kitchen knife into Okon’s neck.
The victim, who was rushed to a General Hospital in Lagos Island, was confirmed dead, having lost so much blood.
A tenant, who preferred not to be named, said,“The landlord’s daughter was the one that heard the scream.
“She peeped through the window and saw a masked person stabbing a lady.
“She rushed and called her father, who alerted other tenants who went and forced the door open, only to discover that the masked person was Anita Ofili.
“The whole room was filled with blood. We discovered that the victim was still breathing. We had to tie Ofili’s legs and hands to prevent her from escaping.
“Before the arrival of the Police, Ofili did not show any sign of remorse. She said she would explain to the Police what happened.
“She claimed that the lady in question was her friend and that her action was in revenge for what her friend did to her.”
