A married man simply identified as Mr. Pius Ukrakpo has been stabbed to death by the husband and brother-in-law to one Mama Ejime, over alleged romantic overtures by the late Mr. Ukrakpo to the said Mama Ejime.
The incident which took place on Tuesday night caused a stir in Jeddo Community, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State with the suspects now cooling their feet in the Police cell at Orerokpe.
Sources in Jeddo Community disclosed that Ukrakpo met his gory death at Ogbele road (popularly known as oil woman road) in Jeddo, when the said Mama Ejime invited him to her house but unknown to Mr. Ukrakpo that ambush was laid down for him.
The enthusiastic Ukrakpo who rushed to his prospective lover’s house, behind the Jeddo Secondary School, even though he was allegedly informed by Mama Ejime that she was married, received the shock of his life, when Mama Ejime’s husband, simply identified as Papa Ejime and his unidentified brother, came out and both of them allegedly stabbed Mr. Ukrakpo as well as poured pepper on his body, until he was ascertained dead.
While the attack was on, Mama Ejime was said to have locked the house’s burglary proof, in a bid to ensure the successful execution of the plan.
Sources disclosed that Mr. Ukrakpo yelled for help in pains, but before neighbours got to the scene, he died, even as Mama Ejime reportedly escaped.
Papa Ejime as well as his accomplice brother were however arrested by Jeddo Community Vigilante and subsequently handed over to the Police at Orerokpe Division.