MUST READ:, man kills his wife and slits her throat

A man has slit the throat of his wife and mother
of five in Oshodi,Lagos. The suspect, Sogei
Jafairu , who hails from Etsako Central Local
Government Area of Edo state, was suspected to
have committed the act for ritual purpose. He
was said to have returned home Thursday
evening, after spending one week outside. His
unsuspecting wife, Roselyn , who was a trader at
Ijora market, prepared food for members of the
family . But the food was alleged to have been
poisoned by her husband, who also ate with her.
At about 1am, Jafaru was said to have been seen
pacing around his one room and parlour
apartment. He was said to have also been sighted
licking some black substance suspected to be
concoction to neutralise the poisoned food he ate
with his wife.
Thereafter, he allegedly slit his wife’s throat with
a knife, while she was sleeping. Saturday
Vanguard gathered that he attempted to stuff
the lifeless body inside a container when he
suddenly started vomiting. One of their children ,
Richmond Sogei (16) narrated the incident when
Vanguard visited. He said
“My daddy and mummy never ate together since
I grew up knowing them as my parents. We only
saw them eating together for the very first time
yesterday (Thursday) .Mummy came back from
the market with some drinks she said we would use
to celebrate Children’s Day today (yesterday) “We
were surprised when we saw them eating beans
and garri from same plate but concluded that it
could be as a result of my kid sister’s birthday
that was celebrated same day.
We all went to bed without any thought of the
unexpected. But at 3am my daddy woke me up
and instructed me to go and meet my mum in the
bedroom. I left the sitting room where I slept with
my aunt and three siblings. As I was going to
urinate, I saw daddy vomiting in the bathroom. I
went outside to urinate and when I came back, I
saw him lying down in the bathroom. When I
flashed the torchlight, I noticed that he was
vomiting some black substance.
He also excreted on himself. Out of fear, I rushed
to wake my aunt up to assist daddy. I also told
her to wake mummy up to come and help daddy
but she said that mummy was not responding.
When I went inside and flashed my torchlight at
her, I saw that the bed she laid on was socked
with blood. On closer observation, I discovered a
deep cut on her throat and passed out.
“Daddy initially said somebody broke into the
room and K!lled mummy but we discovered that
the gate was locked. Later he said I was the one
that K!lled my mummy. How can I K!ll a mother
that has been playing the role of a father to us?.
She was even sponsoring my elder brother, Collins
who just gained admission into the University. She
was the bread winner . Twice, we have been sent
packing by our landlords at Michael and Banjoko
streets because daddy could not pay the rent.
Why would anyone think of K!lling such person? “,
he asked, crying.
Vanguard also gathered that the suspect had
been beating the deceased before the incident
occurred. On one of the occasions, she had
threatened to quit the marriage. A relative of the
deceased, Feronica Imomoh , revealed that the
suspect accused his wife of infidelity. She said:
“Our family had warned him to stop beating my
sister . He does not have any job, she was the one
feeding him and paying the rent. Anytime she
collected gifts from her relatives, he would
quarrel with her, accusing her of sleeping with
men. There was a time he took her to our village
in Edo State to swear before a shrine that she was
not cheating on him. Just yesterday (Thursday)
he demanded N10, 000 from her. She promised to
raise the money by borrowing from her friends”.
Jafaru who attempted to escape was
apprehended by sympathisers until the arrival of
policemen from Akinpelu who whisked him away
and removed the corpse. Meanwhile, all
apartments and shops at the two storey building
located were under lock and key, as their
occupants have fled, for fear of being arrested
by the police. When contacted, Deputy
Spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command,
Mr. Chukwuma Ozoani , a Deputy Superintendent of
Police said that the suspect had been transferred
to the State Criminal Investigation and
Intelligence Department for further investigation.
He said:”It was a murder case and the husband
was suspected to be under the influence of drug.
The case has been transferred to the SCID and
investigation has commenced.”