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Woman Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing Husband To Death

Thompson Nsisongabasi

May 08, 2020

Officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested a woman, Veronica Mohammed, for allegedly stabbing her husband to death in Nasarawa State.

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Veronica, who hails from Keana Local Government Area of the state, was paraded on Thursday at the NSCDC Command Headquarters in Lafia, the state capital.

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The 20-year-old woman was apprehended by the security officials for reportedly killing her husband, Anyrakwo Egwa Mohammad, out of jealousy.

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Parading the suspect, the NSCDC Commandant in Nasarawa, Mahmoud Fari, said she committed the crime at Obene Ward in Keana on Tuesday last week.

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He added the victim was stabbed by his wife on the chest and was confirmed dead after being rushed to the hospital.

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Fari 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.

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She, however, claimed that her late husband only kept her without any legal marriage.

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