Hope James
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a lady, Annie Ofilli, for allegedly stabbing her friend, Glory Okon to death at her residence, the Greenville Estate, Badore, in the Ajah area of the State.
It was gathered that, an argument which ensued between the friends quickly degenerated into a scuffle and Ofilli reached for a knife in the kitchen, stabbing her friend to death.
According to an eyewitness, “we heard both of them shouting in the room of one of the tenants and quickly ran there. When we got there, we met the door locked, forced it open and rushed in. When we got in, we met Ofilli on top of her friend with a knife and her friend was in a pool of blood with knife stabs in her neck and at her back.
Okon was rushed to the general hospital at CMS, Lagos Island, but was confirmed dead by a doctor on duty.
Confirming Ofilli’s arrest, Lagos Police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin said, “Yes, I am aware of the incident. It happened around 5:50pm on Sunday. The divisional police officer, Ajah Division, got a distress call from the Landlord living at Greenville Estate Badore, Ajah, Lagos State.
“The landlord said around 1:20pm, one of his tenants, Annie Ofilli, murdered her girlfriend, Glory Okon, who came to visit her with a kitchen knife.
“Upon receiving the information, a team of detectives was sent to the address the lady was arrested and the kitchen knife was recovered as an exhibit.”
Hundeyin said that the corpse was evacuated and deposited at the Mainland General Hospital mortuary, Yaba, for autopsy and preservation, adding that the suspect would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba.