A Lagos tenant, Anita Ofili, has shed light on why she stabbed her longtime friend, Glory Okon, to death on March 26 at the friend’s apartment at Greenville Estate, Ajah area of Lagos State.
According to the suspect, who was immediately taken into custody by men of the Lagos State Police Command, she waited for 10 years to take revenge on Okon for snatching her boyfriend.
Her arrest was confirmed by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Benjamin Hundeyin, on Thursday.
On the day she committed the crime, occupants of the building were alerted by a shout for help from Ofili’s one-room self-contain apartment at 1.20p.m.
NIGERIACRIME had earlier reported that the landlord and some other tenants forced the door open and saw Okon lying in the pool of her blood.
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The deceased was immediately rushed to the General Hospital on Lagos Island, where she was declared dead by the doctors on duty.
According to a tenant in Okon’s compound, the deceased’s scream was heard by the landlord’s daughter.
“She peeped through the window and saw a masked person stabbing a lady. She rushed and called her father, who alerted other tenants that 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 the lady in question was her friend and that her action was in revenge for what her friend did to her.”
The duo were reported to have separated 10 years ago because of the misunderstanding but they reconciled barely two weeks ago.