A young man reportedly went berserk in
Ilorin, Kwara State yesterday and allegedly stabbed his girlfriend to death
over the refusal of the lady to agree to his marriage proposal.
Besides, the man also
allegedly stabbed his girl friend’s mother who had come to broker peace between
the two. The woman, who sustained serious injuries was rushed to
the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital where she has since been receiving
treatment at the emergency unit of the hospital.
It was gathered that
the duo, who had reportedly been going out for some time, had also been
involved in a serious argument over the issue of marriage with the girl
insisting that she could not marry the young man.
It was gathered that
they went out on Sunday night and returned to the girl’s house at Tanke area of
Ilorin where the mother had also come on a visit to her daughter. Early
yesterday morning, the argument resurfaced with the girl still maintaining her
position. The young man was said to have allegedly threatened to kill the lady
if she refused his proposal.
It was at the height of
the argument that the lady’s mother reportedly came out of her room with the
intention of settling the dispute. The young man was said to have dashed to the
kitchen where he allegedly brought out a knife with which he attacked the two
women.
But another version of
the incident claimed that the young man, who is currently on the
run, had first reported for duty at his office (a telecommunication firm)
located along the University of Ilorin road before he told his colleagues he
wanted to go and pick something at home.
A source who saw the
deceased confided in Leadership's reporter that the woman was stabbed several times at
the neck and around the back of the armpit.
She was said to have
been in her early 30s. An autopsy was meant to be conducted on her corpse by
the UITH yesterday to enable the institution file a proper report.
When contacted, the
spokesman of the Kwara state police Command, Mr. Ajayi Okasanmi confirmed the
incident.
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