Man Stabs Girlfriend To Death, Attempts Suicide

A 40-year-old man identified only as
James has stabbed his girlfriend to
death over a domestic quarrel
bordering on alleged incestuous acts.
The incident, it was learnt, took place on
Thursday in the Agudama suburb of
Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa
State.
The suspect was said to have
attempted suicide after allegedly
murdering the lover identified as Rita
Abalorun, aged 35.
The tragic incident, which occurred at the
lovers’ residence at Agudama was said to
have caused pandemonium among
residents of the area.
Eyewitnesses said the killer-
boyfriend, after stabbing the
deceased, attempted to salvage the
situation by rushing the dying lover to
the hospital.
The eyewitness, who gave his name simply
as Joshua, said, “James on realising the
enormity of his action, hurriedly arranged a
commercial tricycle operator to convey the
deceased to the hospital.
“Instead of rushing the victim to the hospital
as instructed, the Keke operator diverted her
to the Akenfa Police Station and reported the
case. It was at the station they confirmed
her dead.”
Amidst the confusion, it was furrher
gathered that the suspected killer boyfriend,
escaped but was apprehended few metres
away while hiding in a bush.
On close check, security operatives and
angry residents discovered that James had
attempted to commit suicide by swallowing
a dangerous insecticide, Sniper.
The Bayelsa State Police Public Relations
Officer, Asinim Butswat, confirmed the
incident.
Butswat said the remains of the deceased
had been deposited at the mortuary of the
Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa.
He also said the suspect was receiving
treatment at the same hospital under police
watch.