Friday, 8 April 2016

Married Woman Arraigned In Lagos For Conniving With Boyfriend To Kill Husband

The Nigeria Police has arrested and arraigned a married woman, Grace Bassey before an Ebute-Meta Magistrate Court in Lagos, for allegedly killing her husband, 49- year old Lucky Bassey by sliting his throat, at their home at 23, Abari Street in Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos state.

Arrested and arraigned with Grace is her alleged boyfriend who was said to be her accomplice in the murder, Benjamin Otu. Benjamin is Grace's boyfriend who helped in the murder of Lucky. The boyfriend was reported to have helped his girlfriend the victims wife by holding his leg while Grace used a kitchen knife to slit Luck's throat. Hw was arrested and he has confessed to the police for being part of the plot to murder the victim.
It was gathered that Lucky and his wife, both from Akwa Ibom State, had been having issues in their marriage and on that fateful day Lucky and Grace had some disagreement during the day and thinking everything had been settled and over as they usually do, he went to bed. While Lucky was asleep, Grace invited her boyfriend , Benjamin Otu inside and he firmly held Lucky in the legs while Grace used a kitchen knife to slit his throat.
As her husband bled profusely and helplessly, Grace stood by the victim while he bled profusely and laid helplessly  and watched in a bid to ensuring that he was dead before she alerted their neigbours at 23 Abari street Iyana Ipaja.
According to inside sources at the Niheria Police Force, the heinous incident was reported at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Panti, Yaba, subsequently Grace was arrested and detained. It was during interrogation that she confessed to the crime and implicated Benjamin Otu as her accomplice, which also led to his arrest as well. He also allegedly confessed to the crime and told the police that it was Grace that used a knife to cut the deceased throat while he bled and died instantly. 

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