19-year-old wife stabs husband to death in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 19-year-old lady, Mary Adeniyi for allegedly killing her husband.

Adeniyi a nursing mother, is currently detained at the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCID) Panti, Yaba after she committed the alleged offence on Friday.

TNG understands that the suspect and her husband Solomon Nduka, 30, had a misunderstanding over her waywardness at their resident in Shagamu Road, Ikorodu.

The deceased accused the suspect of cheating on him which led to the argument before fight later ensued.

Adeniyi who was said to have a four-month-old baby for her deceased husband allegedly stabbed her husband on the neck with a knife which awoke the neighbours.

He was rushed to a nearby hospital were doctors confirmed him dead.

The Police spokesman for the command Chike Oti, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), confirmed the arrest of the suspect, adding that investigation was ongoing.

The suspect would be charged to court at the completion of the investigation, Oti concluded.