Housewife stabs husband to death in Lagos

What started as a mild argument over money turned tragic between a couple in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State after the wife stabbed her husband to death.

The incident happened on Wednesday, last week, on TK Balogun Street, Igbo Olomu, Ishawo.

According to Punch, the woman, Folashade Sodiya, 27, killed her husband, Jude Igbinedor, 39, around 2am after heated argument over money.

They were said to have been in a seven-year relationship, though the union had not been consented to by the parents.

They reportedly got married without approval of their parents and started living together two years ago.

Punch’s correspondent learnt that after Jude was stabbed, Folashade called for help. However, Igbinedor gave up shortly after.

The neighbours were said to have alerted policemen from the Owutu Police Division.

The deceased’s corpse had been taken to the mortuary, while the suspect was detained at the Owutu Police Station.

A police source told Punch that the suspect and the deceased had been having silent quarrels before the incident.

The source said, “No one can tell what exactly caused this one. The woman, however, said her grouse with Jude was that he always gave her the impression he did her a favour by letting her have his child.

“She said she was holding the knife that night to scare him and did not know when he rushed at her and the knife entered his chest.”

The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, however, confirmed the incident.

He said, “At about 1.15am on November 13, one Jude Igbinedor was stabbed on the chest by his wife, Folashade Shodiya. The victim died on the spot, while his corpse has been taken to the Ikorodu General Hospital morgue for autopsy.”

He added that the case had been transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.