By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

A 25-year-old girl, Onyinye Chime, residing at Ochiagha Street, Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has stabbed her boyfriend to death with a kitchen knife.

It was gathered that the 29-year-old deceased, Eleyi Azubuike, who was living in the same area with his girlfriend, impregnated her and asked her to go for an abortion but the girl insisted on keeping the child and asked for upkeep.

Information has it that the Eleyi’s refusal to provide upkeep led to a scuffle and subsequent death.

A statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Haruna Mohammed, said that police visited the scene and rushed victim, who was found in a pool of his blood, to Iyi Enu Mission Hospital Ogidi, Idemili LGA, where he was certified dead by the medical doctor on arrival.

He said: “On the 2/9/2020 at about 10:10pm, there was a report of alleged murder of one Eleyi Azubuike ‘m’ aged 29 years of Ochiagha street, Nkpor in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State by his girlfriend, one Oyinye Chime ‘f’ aged 25 years of same Ochiagha street, Nkpor inside his room.

“Following the report, Police detectives attached to Ogidi Division led by the DPO CSP Ekuri Remigius visited the scene and rushed victim who was found in a pool of his blood to Iyi Enu Mission Hospital Ogidi for medical attention where he was certified dead by the medical doctor on arrival.

“A careful observation on the deceased body revealed stab wound on his chess while a blood stained Kitchen knife was also recovered as Exhibit at the scene.

“Meanwhile, preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased allegedly impregnated the suspect and wanted an abortion which she declined and demanded for some money for her upkeep which the deceased also refused to oblige, that eventually led to a scuffle which resulted to the deceased being stabbed to dead.”

He said that the corpse was deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy adding that case is under investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.

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