Yenagoa—A 28-year-old woman has allegedly stabbed her husband to death
at Akenfa, a suburb in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, following a
disagreement.
The deceased, identified as Henry Gagariga, a legal practitioner, was said to be
in his early 30s. The incident occurred at the couple’s residence along Ebisam
Road, Akenfa.
The woman, whose name was given as Victoria, according to a security
source, is currently being detained at the State Criminal Investigation
Department, CID.
She was said to have allegedly stabbed her husband in the neck with a kitchen
knife, following a bitter quarrel over “a minor domestic issue” yesterday.
The couple, according to sources, had co-habited for some years as live-in
lovers before legalizing their union in Yenagoa last June.
Gagariga was said to have died in the hospital he was rushed to after losing a
lot of blood. His body had been deposited at an undisclosed morgue in the
state capital.
Victoria, daughter of a retired director in the state Ministry of Information, is
said to be a staff of Bayelsa State Council for Arts and Culture.
Police Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa Command, Asinim Butswat, confirmed
the incident and arrest of the suspect.
The matter, he said, had been transferred to the State CID.