There has been tension in the Oke Afa, Magboro area of Ogun State after a woman, Edeth Favour, was stabbed to death by her lover during an altercation.
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The death of a woman named Edeth Favour has stirred up controversy in the Oke Afa, Magboro area of Ogun State. She was stabbed to death by an unknown lover in the course of a bitter disagreement. The faceless lover has fled the area for fear of facing the consequences of his action.
The awry incident took place on Tuesday, 25th of August at 7pm at the rented apartment of the deceased. Her lover stabbed her in the stomach during a heated argument which led to her death. This has attracted negative responses from the police in Ogun state as several youths in the area have been raided in order to produce the escaping culprit.
Neighbours, who later saw the victim in a helpless condition, were said to have alerted the policemen from the Ibafo Police Division, who visited the area. But the killer had fled. It was gathered that Favour, a mother of one, was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was confirmed dead.
Speaking with PUNCH Metro, one of the deceased’s former in-laws, who identified herself simply as Rose, said the woman’s child had been taken to Akwa Ibom for proper care.
“I don’t know the name of the lover, but they had been together for about three years. She was married to my younger brother initially, and she gave birth to a boy for him. Later, the two of them separated.“She used to work in a cosmetics factory in this area before the incident. I was called on the telephone on Tuesday morning that the man had stabbed her to death. We have taken her only child to our village in Akwa Ibom," Rose said.
The ooccupants of the house have also fled to evade any act of arrest or interrogation by the police. The area is said to be dominated by cultists who engaged in so much violence and street fights.
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the incident.He said the case has been transferred to the SDCI, Abeokuta, for further investigation while reiterating the escaping culprit will soon be arrested.