Woman Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing Husband To Death
A 20-year-old woman, Veronica Mohammed, is currently cooling her heels in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lafia Command, Nasarawa State, for allegedly stabbing her husband to death.
Veronica was arrested by security officials and paraded at the NSCDC headquarters in Lafia, the state capital.
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The woman, who is said to hail from Keana Local Government Area of the state, reportedly killed her husband, Anyrakwo Egwa Mohammad, out of jealousy.
NSCDC Commandant in Nasarawa, Mahmoud Fari, while parading the suspect, said she committed the crime at Obene Ward in Keana on Tuesday last week.
According to Fari, the victim was stabbed by his wife on the chest and was confirmed dead after being rushed to the hospital.
He noted that the command was investigating the incident and the suspect would be charged to court thereafter.
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On her part, Veronica who has a two-year-old daughter and is two months pregnant confessed to committing the crime and pleaded that justice be tempered with mercy.
Veronica,however, claimed she was not legally married to the deceased.
