A 49-year-old man, identified as Lawrence Itakpe, who stabbed his wife to death over a sachet of water in Ajah area of the state had been remanded.
Lawrence Itakpe was remanded by a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos after he was arraigned on one count of murder.
NigeriaCrime.com gathered that the defendant killed his wife, Rebecca, 47, at their home on Monday, December 5, 2022.
The couple, who were married for 11 years with two children, had an argument over sachet water, during which Itakpe was said to have rushed into their kitchen and returned with a knife, with which he reportedly stabbed his wife.
The defendant was said to have stabbed Rebecca multiple times in the chest and neck, leading to her death.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Haruna Magaji, said Itakpe was arraigned on one count of murder, an offence punishable under Section 233 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.
Magaji, therefore, asked the court to remand the defendant in custody for 30 days pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Granting the request, the presiding Chief Magistrate, O.Y. Adefope adjourned the case till Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
It will be recalled that a few days ago a young mother-of-five was allegedly beaten to death by her husband over a loaf of bread.
The deceased, identified as Ogochukwu Anene, from Umuokpu village in Awka, Anambra State, was married to one Mr Ndubisi Wilson Uwadiegwu from Enugu state and their union was blessed with four sons and a daughter.
On the day Ogochukwu died, she reportedly asked her husband to buy bread for the family and he said he had no money.
She then used her money to buy bread for the family. However, trouble started subsequently when Ndubuisi allegedly went into the kitchen and finished the whole bread.
When she confronted him for finishing the bread without keeping any for their children, he allegedly beat her up with his fists and a mirror.
Unfortunately she collapsed during the beating and died a few hours later.